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Collision At Depot And Classic

Neither driver was cited, and neither was hurt when a service vehicle and a sedan collided in the intersection of Depot Street and Classick Drive at about 2:30 p.m., on Thurs., March 21. The vehicles appear to have met while both vehicles were turning on to Pine Street from Depot,[Read More…]

Headlines & Highlights for March 27, 2024

MARCH 29, 2023 Following a public hearing that included a call for his client and the City of Rogue River to work together, the Rogue River City Council honored the request of Michael Connors, representing Grants Pass businessman Dale Hurst and his HRP, LLC, to curtail all proceedings toward revocation[Read More…]

Rock A Story At RRES

“I caught one!” laughs third grader Amelia Marsh. Mike Longnecker, fourth-grade teacher and the fishing guide, helps her reel in her prize, a pack of stickers, at Rogue River Elementary School’s (RRES) annual family reading night, Reading Rocks! “Literacy is fundamental,” says first-grade teacher Sandy Mathews. “Watching kids and adults[Read More…]

Satellite-Tagged Steelhead In The Rogue

Biologists wondering where steelhead go after spawning in the Rogue and Chetco rivers are hoping to get answers this spring, thanks to a first-of its-kind research project using satellite tags. Department of Fish and Wildlife staff have been putting “pop-off” tags on 10 adult winter steelhead. The post-spawn fish, known[Read More…]

Chiefs Earn Dramatic Sweep Vs. Bruins

The arc of the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High softball team’s entire season may have been changed by a single text message sent the weekend before last. The text came to Chieftains softball coach Jill Westlake from her team’s first baseman from last season. That’s Suzy Smith. Smith is a[Read More…]