Returning adult salmon and steelhead enter the fish ladder on the south side of the dam and are held in a 12’ x 40’ trap until they can be processed by ODFW’s South Santiam Hatchery staff. Hatchery employees operate the fish trap one to three times per week depending on[Read More…]
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Chiefs Draw Tough First Matchup vs. Bruins
Already reeling to a 3-7 start that was clearly not in their or coach Derek Nelson’s plans heading into their Class 3A Southern Oregon Conference season, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball program’s last one for a while, the Chieftains appear to have drawn the shortest straw by drawing[Read More…]
RR City Budget Will Be Less In ’26-27
The first thing citizens who pay attention to the City of Rogue River’s annual budget notice is that there is a cut of about $3 million from the 2025-26 city budget of $19,700,954 to a proposed budget amount of $16,962,947 for the 2026-27 year. That’s the first thing City Council[Read More…]
Softball Team Shows Grit
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High softball team might struggle through this season of transition. Still, even with the changes in position, particularly in the pitching circle, the Chieftains have enough experience and grit not to let go of games. The Chieftains (4-11, 0-3) lost their first Class 3A Southern[Read More…]
Oregon Military Hall Of Honor Ceremony
Courtesy of Oregon Military Department Six Oregon military veterans were inducted into the 2026 Oregon Military Hall of Honor during a formal ceremony held at Camp Withycombe in Happy Valley, Oregon, on April 18, 2026, in recognition of their acts of heroism and exceptional service to the nation. The six[Read More…]
Gold Hill Council Advances Water Infrastructure Plan
A key portion of the Gold Hill City Council meeting centered on proposed infrastructure expansion, specifically a water line project extending across the bridge. Framed as both an immediate need and a long-term investment, the discussion reflected differing perspectives on growth. “A city that doesn’t grow dies,” said Councilor Sherry,[Read More…]
DOJ Secures 20-Year Sentence In Cold Case Homicide
Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced that Marcus Sanfratello, 73, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1983 homicide of Teresa Peroni, closing a case that went unsolved for more than four decades. Sanfratello pleaded guilty to Manslaughter in the First Degree in Josephine County Circuit Court. Under[Read More…]
Zempel Service Notice
BARBARA CAROL ZEMPEL, age 73, of Rogue River, died April 7, 2026, at her home. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., May 9, 2026, at Grace Baptist Church. Arrangements with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
Westerman Service Notice
The children of GWEN WESTERMAN will hold a Celebration of her Life of 103 years on May 2, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. at the Rogue River Community Center. Gwen was born in Covena, CA on December 27, 1921 and passed away on November 26, 2025. She moved to the Rogue[Read More…]
Fields Obituary
JOHN DOUGLAS FIELDS, 81, of Wimer, passed away March 5, 2026, in Rogue River, Oregon. The eldest son of John Henry Fields and Helen Marie Garner, he was born in 1944 in Grants Pass, Oregon, at Josephine General Hospital. He attended 18 schools in 12 years, as his father’s Naval[Read More…]