Evans Valley Fire District Chief Tom Davidson described the 2024-25 year as “full of growth, challenges and many accomplishments” as he opened his fire department’s annual awards banquet on Sat., April 18. This year, the ceremony was at a new location. After years at the fire department’s station in Wimer,[Read More…]
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Headlines & Highlights For April 23, 2025
APR. 25, 1985 The apparent financial crisis at the Evans Valley Fire District seems never to have existed. In a special meeting on April 17th, the board was told that it could make it through the current fiscal year (ending June 30) by simply shifting about $6,000 among budget line[Read More…]
Men Sentenced For Roles In Conspiracy To Commit Armed Robbery Posing As DEA Agents
Two San Antonio, Texas men were sentenced to federal prison, and another San Antonio man pleaded guilty Wednesday for conspiring to travel from Texas to Southern Oregon to commit an armed robbery while disguised as agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Nevin Cuevas Morales, 23, was sentenced to[Read More…]
Annual Hydrant Flush In Gold Hill
It’s time to flush our fire hydrants as part of a routine maintenance to remove any sediment from water distribution pipes. This process maintains water quality throughout the distribution system, water clarity, and also checks for water pressure. This program involves opening hydrant valves to create increased water flows which[Read More…]
Planning Commission Sends Sign Code Back To Council
The Rogue River Planning Commission officially adopted its newly combed-through and revised city sign code by a 4-0 vote at its Tuesday, April 22, meeting. At Mayor Pam VanArsdale’s request, the City Council asked the Planning Commission to help modernize the sign code and remove parts that might leave the[Read More…]
Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Bank Fraud And Aggravated Identity Theft
A Romanian national residing in Garden Grove, California, was sentenced to federal prison for stealing more than $176,000 by installing Automated Teller Machine (ATM) skimming devices throughout Oregon and Maine. Florin George Ionita, 45, was sentenced to 54 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release. He was also[Read More…]
District Seeks Grants For New Health Center
Superintendent Patrick Lee said the Rogue River School District had applied to both the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation and the Ford Family Foundation for grants to support the student-based health center located on Oak Street behind Rogue River Elementary School’s east campus, which is set to open in time[Read More…]
Garden Grown With Heart
In the small town of Rogue River, great things are happening. Sponsored by the Rogue River Assembly of God and Co-Managed by Helga Bush and Ron Willing, it is a Community Food Garden. Overseeing this project since 2021, Helga (72) and Ron (85) have made it their goal to provide[Read More…]
Grants Pass Resident Arrested For Murder
On Sunday, April 13, Grants Pass Police officers and detectives arrested James Ross, a 30-year-old Grants Pass resident, at the Robertson Bridge Boat Landing and lodged him at the Josephine County Jail for second-degree Murder and Unlawful Use of a Weapon. Ross was being sought for a homicide that occurred[Read More…]
Oregon Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced
A known, high-volume Central Oregon drug trafficker was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison today following a multi-agency investigation led by the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. Ricky Fontaine, 32, of Bend, Oregon, was sentenced to 135 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release. “This[Read More…]