A 27-year-old Mexican national pleaded guilty in federal court to firearms charges stemming from an investigation that authorities say uncovered the purchase of dozens of firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition in Southern Oregon. Samuel Rodrigo Melo Santos pleaded guilty to being an alien in possession of a firearm[Read More…]
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Utility Company Scams: Don’t Let A Fake Threat Fool You
The phone rings and the caller has frightening news: Your electricity or gas bill is overdue, and unless you make an immediate payment, your service will be disconnected. For an older adult who depends on electricity for heating, cooling, refrigeration, medical equipment, or simply feeling safe at home, that threat[Read More…]
Gold Hill Council Grants And Growth
The Gold Hill City Council spent much of its most recent meeting looking beyond the city’s immediate needs, with discussions ranging from water infrastructure and grant funding to parks, transportation, housing, city technology, and long-term growth. One of the central themes of the meeting was the city’s effort to shift[Read More…]
Gold Hill Council And ODOT Historic Bridge Discussion
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…]
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…]
Body Recovered Following Rogue River Rafting Accident
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Search crews recovered a body Saturday believed to be that of a 65-year-old man who disappeared after a rafting accident in the Wild and Scenic section of the Rogue River four days earlier. The incident began at approximately 1:16 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, when 911 dispatchers[Read More…]
Mother, Three Children Die In Eagle Point Camper Fire
EAGLE POINT, Ore. — A mother and her three children, all under the age of 10, died Sunday afternoon in a devastating fire that engulfed a fifth-wheel camper in rural Eagle Point. One other family member escaped the fire with minor injuries, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Emergency[Read More…]