A familiar name will most likely be on the Rogue River School Board among its directors, who each run unopposed. Bruce Sund, who has served as either chair or vice chair of the board and its leader in negotiations over the past 12 years, is on the ballot for his[Read More…]
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A Day Of Health, Fun, Food, And Family-Friendly FREE
Everyone is invited to the Jackson & Josephine Health Fair at the Jackson County EXPO on May 31st. Admission is totally FREE! From 10 AM to 4 PM, attendees can enjoy free health screenings, explore community resources, and engage in fun & exciting activities for the whole family. Health screenings[Read More…]
No. 3 North Valley Shuts Down Chiefs
With a roster of only three seniors last year, North Valley High’s baseball team finished sixth in the 11-team Far West League baseball standings before going on a playoff run that saw the Knights win two early-round games and reach the Class 3A quarterfinals before a loss to Brookings-Harbor. That[Read More…]
Knights Sweep Chieftains
It is highly possible that the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High softball team will finish at .500 this year but will not be able to win a 3A Southern Oregon Conference game this spring. That would tell you the Chieftains (8-7) have succeeded against non-league opponents and that the four-team[Read More…]
Offbeat Oregon History For May 14, 2025
Just before sunset on the evening of April 12, 1946, Milwaukie residents James and Mary Rader were strolling with their friend H.C. Foster along the river by the Wisdom Island Moorage in Oak Grove when they saw a strange parcel swirling in an eddy under the dock. The parcel was[Read More…]
RR Girls Second At SOMSAC Meet
Waylon Alden, an eighth grader, became Rogue River’s lone event champion at the Southern Oregon Middle School Athletic Conference (SOMSAC) Small Schools’ Track and Field Championships at Spiegelberg Stadium in Medford on Tuesday, May 6, the day Rogue River finished second in the girls’ team standings. Alden won in the[Read More…]
Radio Upgrade, Part Of The City Budget
Among the capital projects the City of Rogue River plans on taking on this year in its 2025-26 Budget include purchasing radio equipment to allow the Rogue River Police Department to be in step with the radio and tower upgrades through Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon, stabilizing the banks of[Read More…]
Cold Case Unit Identifies Victim From 1980 Murder
Courtesy of Oregon State Police Almost 45 years ago, in the early morning hours of July 18, 1980, Oregon State Police responded to a report of a deceased, unidentified male along Interstate 5 near Woodburn. A homicide investigation was opened and while extensive efforts were made to identify the victim,[Read More…]
Celebrating 130 Years Of Gold Dust Day
For 130 years, Gold Hill has stood on the banks of the Rogue River, rich in history and rooted in community. While the town may be small, its heart beats strong—thanks, in no small part, to the people behind CanDO. The Gold Hill Community Development Organization, better known as CanDO,[Read More…]
School District To Lay Off Staff
Forty students, about five percent of the student enrollment at Rogue River School District, is the number by which the district has decreased in the last year. The drop in enrollment will cause a “right-sizing” of staffing, resulting in the loss of six members of district staff, including three certified[Read More…]