It seems as though, just when the Rogue River JSHS boys’ soccer program started to gain momentum after its dormant season in 2021 and its run as a co-ed team in 2022, finally getting a foothold with numbers and a set of dedicated younger players, the Chieftains are starting back[Read More…]
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Memory Loss vs. Dementia: Understanding The Difference
Forgetting where you put your keys, struggling to remember someone’s name or walking into a room and momentarily forgetting why you went there can happen to almost anyone. As people grow older, occasional forgetfulness may become more noticeable. But when does ordinary forgetfulness become something more serious? Understanding the difference[Read More…]
Girls’ Soccer Team Looks To Make Another Playoff Run In ’26
It has been wild watching the improvement of the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High girls’ soccer in the three years since Clyde Fields was hired to lead the program in June 2023. The 4-24 record through the first two seasons turned out to be a buildup to what became the[Read More…]
Open Access To Updated COVID-19 Vaccines
Oregonians who want an updated COVID-19 vaccination will be able to receive one under a new statewide order issued by the Oregon Health Authority. The standing order allows vaccine providers throughout Oregon to administer updated COVID-19 vaccines for the 2026–27 respiratory-virus season and maintains access for people between the ages[Read More…]
Westlake Adds Volleyball To RR Coaching Experience
Jill Westlake didn’t play volleyball when she attended Rogue River High School. In her autumns, while she was becoming an all-Skyline Conference catcher for the Chieftain softball teams in the spring, she was on the soccer pitch. Move ahead just over 20 years, and Westlake has a daughter who has[Read More…]
Headlines & Highlights For September 9, 2026
This Week In Rogue River History SEPT. 9, 1981Wimer — By the time Evans Valley Fire Department volunteers Les Brooks and Larry Johnson reached Lou’s Pizzeria, one minute after the 3:05 a.m. alarm on Sept. 2, there was no hope of saving the wooden structure. The third man on the[Read More…]
Chiefs Look To Break Into Playoffs
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High football team came as close as it had in at least seven years to making a state playoff berth, the school’s first since 2002, after winning three of its first four Class 2A District 5 games last year. What the Chieftains (4-5 in 2025)[Read More…]
Wildfire Danger Remains Across Oregon
Summer may be winding down, but wildfire season isn’t necessarily following the calendar. The Bureau of Land Management is reminding residents and visitors that fire danger remains a concern on public lands throughout Oregon and Washington, where more than 2.5 million acres have already burned this year. Although cooler nights[Read More…]
Chiefs Fall In First Game To Bigger Bruins
If Rogue River Jr. Sr. High football is to go where it wants to go, that is, into the Class 2A state football playoffs, it will face deep teams with lots of big personnel it can slot in and out throughout the game. A good local equivalent was a 3A[Read More…]
Six Years After Almeda Fire, Rogue Valley Rebuilds
Six years ago, a fast-moving fire tore through the heart of the Rogue Valley, destroying neighborhoods, businesses and lives in a matter of hours. The Almeda Fire began Sept. 8, 2020, near Ashland and raced north through the Bear Creek corridor, devastating portions of Talent and Phoenix. By the time[Read More…]