In Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Shelley tells the story of a brilliant and gifted scientist-physician who reaches too far in his quest for knowledge, and dares to lay his hands on the power that rightly belongs only to the gods: that of the creation[Read More…]
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Chieftains Look For First SOC Wins Vs. St. Mary’s
A program like Cascade Christian can counteract all the momentum a team is trying to establish itself and get its feet underneath, particularly when hitting the ball. The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball team faced its toughest challenge of the season in its three-game Southern Oregon Conference series against[Read More…]
Helicopter Experience To Medford High Schools
South and North Medford High School students received a unique hands-on learning opportunity when an Oregon Army National Guard helicopter landed on their campuses on April 23. Crew members from Gulf Company, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment flew an HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter from Salem to give students an up-close[Read More…]
Garden Club Plant Sale Saturday
The Rogue River Garden Club’s spring plant sale is set for Sat., May 3, at 270 West Evans Creek Road, at the Rogue River Assembly of God. Starter vegetable plants, plants for ground cover, perennial annuals, roses, buses, trees and house plants. Visitors might also find yard art and garden[Read More…]
Portland FBI Honors RR Chief At Awards Day
The Portland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is honoring Rogue River Police Chief David Rash at its upcoming FBI Community Leadership Awards Ceremony in Portland on Fri., May 9 at 10:30 a.m. The Bureau is honoring Rash as a graduate of the FBI Training Academy for Law[Read More…]
Thornton Chosen As Rooster Crow Grand Marshal
The Rogue River Rooster Crow Committee announced last week that Karen Thornton, a real estate agent in the city for many years, has been named Grand Marshal of the Rooster Crow Parade. The parade will be held on Saturday, June 28, at 10 a.m. in downtown Rogue River. Look for[Read More…]
Alden Wins At Local Meet For The Chiefs
In only their second meet in the Rogue Valley this spring, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High track and field team showed what they could do before their peers from local schools at the Three Rivers Roundup meet at North Valley High on Tuesday, April 22. The Chieftains were among[Read More…]
Duo Arrested For Passing Counterfeit Bills Local Businesses
A California mother and daughter duo were arrested Saturday after several local businesses reported receiving counterfeit $20 bills. The suspects, Samantha Jo Ann O’Neil, 42, and her daughter, Jamie Aileen O’Neil, 18, both of Walnut Grove, California were taken into custody and lodged in the Jackson County Jail. Both were[Read More…]
Help Preserve History
Just outside Gold Hill lies a peaceful hillside rich with Oregon history. Rock Point Cemetery, founded in 1864, is the final resting place of pioneers, early settlers, and veterans of the Indian and Civil Wars. Though it’s easy to pass by unnoticed, this cemetery quietly preserves the stories of the[Read More…]
New Tree At Palmerton Comes From Down Under
Students from Rogue River Elementary School were introduced to the Palmerton Park Arboretum’s newest tree, which came from Australia, during the city’s Arbor Day celebration on Friday, April 25. The Wollemia Nobilis, a conifer tree, is placed in the northeast portion of Palmerton Park. The funny thing about Wollemia Nobilis[Read More…]