With a Dec. 1 deadline that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had placed on cities like Rogue River to choose either one of the three pre-implementation compliance measures it has offered to comply with new rules that incorporate the Endangered Species Act in its national Flood Plain Insurance Program[Read More…]
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Pacific Power Billing Scams
Heading into the holiday season, Pacific Power is reminding customers to be vigilant about fraudulent communications from scammers posing as utility representatives. This activity tends to increase during this time of year. Customers can protect themselves from these types of schemes by being aware of the following facts: • Scammers[Read More…]
Offbeat Oregon History for November 27, 2024
Earlier this year, as you may remember, country music singer Zach Bryan had a few too many alcoholic beverages before pulling out his phone and opening “X,” the app formerly known as Twitter. “Eagles>Chiefs,” he tweeted tipsily. “Kanye>Taylor. Who’s with me?” It’s not clear exactly what Bryan intended — most[Read More…]
City To Abandon Backwash Pond
The recent heavy rains have created normal challenges to the City of Rogue River’s wastewater treatment system and wreak havoc on a feature at the city’s water treatment plant across town. Public Works Director Mike Bollweg had the city’s engineer-of-record Loree Pryce at the Thurs., Nov. 21 City Council Workshop[Read More…]
School Board Approves La Clinica For Clinic
Seven years after initial planning for a school-based health clinic and early learning center, an idea hatched by community members, including several members of the Rogue River School Board before they were on the board and a former principal, the school board approved its partnership with La Clinica at its[Read More…]
RRJSHS Looking To Reinstate Skills Demos
Rogue River Junior Senior High School principal Tori Kirkpatrick challenged the Rogue River School Board to consider reinstating essential skills demonstrations suspended in favor of testing through the Oregon State Assessment System (OSAS) each year at the board’s Tuesday, November 19 meeting. Many indicators on which the school is judged[Read More…]
Rogue River Shooting Suspect In Custody
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred in rural Rogue River. ECSO Dispatch received a call for a shooting in the 8100 block of West Evans Creek Road. The suspect is in custody and there is no danger to the general public. JCSO deputies and[Read More…]
Davis Obituary
RONNA LOUISE DAVIS departed this world on October 23, 2024. She was 78 years old. Ronna was born to Lois Grace and Ronald Stein Olfson on January 13, 1946 in Longview, Washington. Ronna met her husband, Jim Davis, on a blind date in 1964. They were married on September 19[Read More…]
RCC Expands Emergency Services Department
The Rogue Community College (RCC) Emergency Services Department has added two new programs to its lineup: the Advanced Emergency Care Certificate of Completion and the Emergency Services Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree. These programs provide advanced training for emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and people looking to advance their careers[Read More…]
Food Insecurity In Oregon Rises Sharply
Advocates are sounding the alarm that food insecurity in Oregon is on the rise, as highlighted in a recent report by Julian McElhaney and Mark Edwards from Oregon State University’s Policy Analysis Lab. The report shares that 65,000 more Oregonians are facing food insecurity than three years ago. “This report[Read More…]