Bureau of Land Management leaders are thrilled to introduce Serena Richelle as the 2024 Artist-in-Residence at Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Richelle is a gifted scientific illustrator. She combines science and art to raise awareness about the relationships that exist between species, their importance, their endangerment, and what we can do to[Read More…]
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Fatal Crash On Highway 260
On Monday, April 8, Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 260, near milepost 20, in Josephine County. The preliminary investigation indicated an eastbound Dodge Ram 2500, operated by David Scott Anderson (39) of Wilderville, left the roadway for unknown reasons, struck trees, and overturned. The operator[Read More…]
Headlines & Highlights for April 10, 2024
APR. 12, 1984 Hundreds of school children, parents, teachers, and city officials were on hand for the official Rogue River’s Tree City U.S.A. award presentation. The Tree City designation was announced in early February, but the official designation was delayed until Arbor Day. In the event of nuclear war, do[Read More…]
Construction Report For The Week Of April 7-13
JACKSON COUNTY • INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 22-30, Bridge joint repairs This project will repair several bridges in the Medford and Phoenix areas. In early April, drivers should expect intermittent weeknight (Sunday to Friday, 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.) lane closures in both directions between milepost 22 and 30.[Read More…]
Rogue River Will Deal With Statewide Parking Standards
Now, through mid-December this year, the City of Rogue River’s City Council and its Planning Commission will have their hands full. It will have to eat an elephant. As Planning Commission chairman Jay Chick said, the elephant is a statewide parking standard that will have to become a city ordinance[Read More…]
$40 Million To Build And Preserve 400 Affordable Homes
One Housing Development Expected To Create 30 Homes In A Tribal Community Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) announces funding awards of more than $40 million in grants and tax credits to build and preserve 417 homes. The resources come from the federal 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), HOME,[Read More…]
EVFD Firefighter Of The Year
A group of local patrons who came hungry were on hand to see several firefighters presented awards for their service to Evans Valley Fire District at the district’s annual awards banquet on Sat., April 6. The banquet was the first awards event under the leadership of Chief Tom Davidson. Around[Read More…]
Palmerton Arboretum’s First Climbing Competition
It could be said that the trees at the Palmerton Arboretum couldn’t have been in better hands-on Sat.-Sun., April 6-7. An event billed as a tree climbing competition probably doesn’t best describe what the 32 competitors, arborists, do. “These are some of the best tree climbers in the world, and[Read More…]
Council Passes Park, Banner Policies
The Rogue River City Council established new policies regarding reserving city parks and placing banners across Depot Street to announce events at its Thurs., March 28 meeting. The park policy, which includes a new fee schedule, had been a topic of discussion for the council in several recent workshop sessions.[Read More…]
RR Couple Honored For Helping Stop Suicide
You never know when you might have the opportunity to save or spare someone’s life. William and Jamie Wagner were just driving over the Depot Street Bridge in Rogue River on Fri., Jan. 26, when they spotted an older woman on the outer lip of the bridge, outside of the[Read More…]