Chief Jim Williams, serving in his final week as Chief of the Rogue Police Department this week, did his best to remain stoic as he gave his final report to the City Council at its workshop on Thursday., March 7. “It’s been an incredible pleasure to serve as your police[Read More…]
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City Approached To Host Tree-Climbing Competition
The City Of Rogue River has received an application from the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (PNW-ISA) to hold the Southern Oregon Regional Tree Climbing Competition at Palmerton Park from Thursday, April 4 through Sun., April 7. In an email to City Administrator Ryan Nolan, the[Read More…]
Hawkins Death Notice
JACK TAYLOR HAWKINS, age 93, of Grants Pass, died March 4, 2024 at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Arrangements with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
Keith Obituary
JAMES RUSSELL “BUS/BUZZ” KEITH, age 94, passed away at a care facility in Grants Pass on Thursday, February 15, 2024, surrounded by his kids. He was born on October 16, 1929, at his parents’ home on Rapp Lane outside of Talent, OR, with a midwife attending. Bus attended Talent Schools[Read More…]
Oregon Emergency Medical System
<I> The EMS Modernization Act Of 2024 Builds On Policy 20 Years In The Making The Oregon State Legislature passed the EMS Modernization Act of 2024 (HB 4081), a policy framework more than twenty years in the making, that begins to address inefficiencies in Oregon’s emergency medical system after years[Read More…]
Oregon To Get $33 Million In Federal Funds
Oregon’s Department of Fish and Wildlife is slated to get more than $33 million in federal kickbacks in the 2024 fiscal year. The numbers include $23,596,409 in wildlife restoration and hunter education funding, $8,422,335 in sport fish restoration dollars and $1,046,551 in state wildlife grant apportionments. This system has been[Read More…]
Five Qualify For State MS Wrestling Meet
Five wrestlers from Rogue River will compete at next weekend’s Oregon Middle School State Wrestling Championships (OMSSWC) tournament in Albany next weekend after qualifying at a regional meet at Scenic Middle School in Central Point on Sat., March 2. Three wrestlers from the area were weight-class champions at the OMSSWC[Read More…]
Look For Garden Club Sign Around City
The Rogue River Garden Club arrived, with great representation, both at the Rogue River City Council’s workshop session on Thurs., Feb. 15, and the council’s monthly meeting on Feb. 22, along with a mascot dog. The mission: Get the City Council’s approval to place the club’s sign in the various[Read More…]
Line Of Duty Death From 1919
The Ashland Police Department recently learned of a previously unknown line of duty death that occurred on March 3, 1919. Officer George Martin Lowe, age 54, was struck and killed by a train while on foot patrol in the railroad district. This incident was brought to the department’s attention by[Read More…]
Surprise Snowfall Catches District Off Guard
A First Student school bus on its way to pick up students for the day on Fri., March 1, the day the area, particularly the roads north of Wimer, was hit with snow, got stuck trying to climb an incline. The bus lost control of its tail end, causing it[Read More…]