Gold Hill residents gathered on Wednesday, August 5, at Gold Hill City Hall for an Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) public open house concerning the upcoming Oregon 99 Rogue River Bridge, Gold Hill Spur project. The open house, held from 6 to 7:30 p.m., allowed residents to learn more about[Read More…]
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City Reluctantly Accepts Smaller, Steel Reservoir
The rising cost of materials and an underlying soil issue are the reasons the Rogue River City Council consented to a 750,000-gallon water reservoir. The biggest piece of the city’s ongoing project through the Oregon Safe Water Revolving Loan Fund, the enclosed water reservoir, located at ground level, to provide[Read More…]
AllCare’s Third Annual Healthy Kids Event
With the school year just around the corner, families gathered Saturday at AllCare Health in Grants Pass for the third annual Healthy Kids Event, a community outreach event focused on helping children prepare for the upcoming school year. Held at AllCare Health on NE 7th Street, the free event brought[Read More…]
Eight Arrested In Child Exploitation Sweep
Eight men were arrested Aug. 5 following a coordinated Southern Oregon law enforcement operation involving multiple investigations into alleged child exploitation. The Southern Oregon Child Exploitation Team (SOCET), working with the Oregon Department of Justice Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and other agencies, conducted arrests throughout Jackson County, including[Read More…]
Twenty Years Of The Rogue River Press: Family, Community & Perseverance
The conversion of the Depot Street Bridge from green steel to modern concrete. The last Rogue River Junior Senior High boys’ basketball league championship. The day a man protested the tearing down of a dam on Evans Creek. The August 2020 standoff on Broadway Street. The water arrest in 2024.[Read More…]