Gold Dust Day capped off the first weekend of July with a resounding success. On Saturday, July 7, 2025, the city of Gold Hill celebrated the 130th anniversary of its incorporation with the annual Gold Dust Day Festival- an event that continues to grow in scale and spirit. Organized and[Read More…]
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RRJSHS Class Of 2025
Where does the time go, from when a freshman enters Rogue River Junior Senior High School, trying to find their classes, progressing each day, earning necessary credits each quarter, until finally, you receive your neatly pressed gown and mortarboard graduating cap? This is what Amanda LeDoux, the Senior Class President[Read More…]
Pavement Repair Projects Cause Short Delays In Jackson County This Week
Two maintenance projects could cause delays for motorists traveling on Interstate 5 in Jackson County this week. Please use caution when driving in highway work zones. • Pavement repair – Interstate 5, MP 40-43: Northbound commuters on Interstate 5 between Medford and Grants Pass should plan for delays on the[Read More…]
Summer EBT For School-Aged Children
Oregon Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) is a food benefits program that helps shrink the hunger gap when children are on summer break and don’t have easy access to healthy meals at school. Summer EBT provides $120 per eligible child to buy food. This is the second year of[Read More…]
Oregon OSHA Fines Hillsboro Company $80K
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) has fined Hillsboro-based Renner Trucking and Excavating Inc. $80,804 for repeatedly violating rules that protect workers from trenches caving in on them. A cave-in can trap and kill within seconds. Oregon OSHA issued a citation to the company on May 12[Read More…]
Hawaii Man Sentenced To 41 Years In Federal Prison
A Captain Cook, Hawaii man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to federal prison today for sexually abusing two Oregon children and sharing videos of the abuse online. Benjamin Victor Houghton, 29, was sentenced to 495 months in federal prison and a lifetime term of supervised release. The sum of restitution[Read More…]
Pleads Guilty To Distribution Of Controlled Substances To Students
Jack E. Wagner, 22, pleaded guilty to the unlawfully distributing controlled substances to two local high school students, announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon. According to court documents, Wagner, a Milwaukie, Oregon resident, knowingly distributed psilocybin, a Schedule I controlled substance, to two West Linn High[Read More…]
River’s Edge Class Of 2025
River’s Edge Academy Charter School celebrated the graduation of 13 students during its commencement ceremony on Thurs., May 29. The ceremony was in the auditorium at River’s Edge’s downtown Grants Pass location. From the 13 graduates, 11 of them have earned college credit, collecting a total of 640 credits, while[Read More…]
Last Burn Day Busy Day For Fire Crews
Jackson County Fire District No. 1 in Rogue River was especially busy on Sat., May 31, investigating three grass fires happening that afternoon. The first was a fire at the 4900 block (Grants Pass) of Foothill Boulevard, where it meets Fielder Lane, at 12:38 p.m., that was stopped at one-half[Read More…]
Coyote Evans Gets Help From Fire Dept.
With work paid for through a grant from the Oregon State Marine Board set to begin at the boat ramp and parking lot of Coyote Evans Wayside on Thurs., June 5, the Rogue River Public Works Department had some work to do. When a rain storm that brought flooding to[Read More…]