Ten quarterhorses, out of 40 entered through six qualifying races, made it through the late June heat of the Summer Solstice and into what will surely be an even hotter cauldron in the Firecracker Futurity at Grants Pass Downs on Sat., July 4. For a little bigger spike in the[Read More…]
Sports
Trout Unlimited Opening Up Streams For Fish
Thanks to funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Trout Unlimited is opening up streams for migratory fish across coastal watersheds in Oregon. One of the most ambitious salmon restoration projects on Oregon’s North Coast, the Salmon SuperHwy is an unprecedented effort to restore access to almost 180[Read More…]
Grants Pass Downs Opens Racing Season
The sound of thundering hooves returns to Southern Oregon this weekend as the 2026 racing season begins at Grants Pass Downs. The popular Racing on the Rogue meet opens Saturday, June 20, at the Josephine County Fairgrounds, kicking off a three-weekend, seven-day season of thoroughbred and quarter horse racing. Presented[Read More…]
First Team Baseball Picks
Three seniors and a freshman from Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s baseball team received postseason honors from the 3A Southern Oregon Conference earlier this week. Seniors Dustin Morton and Sean Murray were first-team all-league selections, while Kaiden Richardson was an Honorable Mention utility player. Freshman Rylan Homan was given Honorable[Read More…]
Ted Nugent, 77 And Still Rockin’ It
Ted Nugent, the “Motor City Madman” and unapologetic, passionate advocate for gun ownership and hunting, recently received two prestigious honors. Nugent, 77, has been named American Outdoor Sportsman of the Year and will be inducted into the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame this summer in Springfield, Missouri. The[Read More…]
Chiefs Have Three Softball First-Teamers
Rogue River Jr. Sr. High’s softball program, a proud, family-built program spanning three generations of the Artoff family, with a fourth playing for it the last two seasons, has gotten the short end of the stick in the Class 3A Southern Oregon Conference. The Chieftains have gone winless in the[Read More…]
Anglers See Salmon, Steelhead Opportunities
Oregon and Washington fishery managers have finalized plans for the 2026 Columbia River summer and fall salmon and steelhead seasons, offering anglers opportunities to target several popular species while maintaining protections for vulnerable fish populations. The upcoming seasons will include opportunities for sockeye salmon, coho salmon, fall Chinook and hatchery[Read More…]
Forest Service, Outdoor Groups Sign Important MOU
The U.S. Forest Service, the Boone and Crockett Club and 14 other organizations recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) underscoring the importance of sustaining outdoor recreation opportunities with a particular emphasis on public access for hunting, angling, wildlife conservation, habitat stewardship, and conservation education. Under the framework the Boone and Crockett Club will convene[Read More…]
Three Chieftains Place At State
The Rogue River Jr.-Sr. track and field team took another step up last weekend when three of its four athletes qualified for the 3A state championships in Eugene on Thurs., May 28, and Fri., May 29. Three Chieftain athletes, juniors Reagan Alden (girls’ pole vault), Wyatt Smith (boys’ shot put)[Read More…]
Massive Expansion Of Hunting And Fishing Proposed
Beginning today (May 27), the public will have 30 days to comment on the largest proposed expansion of hunting and sport fishing opportunities in the history of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, opening or expanding more than 1,450 opportunities across 111 stations in 32 states. The notice will be[Read More…]