The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) has learned that a mailing error occurred while sending the tax form 1099-G to those who have received benefits from the Unemployment Insurance program in 2023. This error impacted 32,960 out of 122,245 mailings, meaning some individuals may have not received a tax form[Read More…]
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ODOT Work On Highway 99 Bridges Starts Next Week
The work that was promised at the beginning of December at three bridges on Highway 99 east of Rogue River is beginning next week. The $11 million project includes seismic retrofitting of the bridges at Birdseye and Foots creeks and Miller’s Gulch on Highway 99. The Oregon Department of Transportation[Read More…]
Whipp Reaches Final At RV Championships; Chiefs Sixth
Rogue River’s Jayden Whipp, a senior, reached a championship wrestling match for the second time this season when he won his first three matches at the Rogue Valley Championship meet at North Medford High School, but was stopped short in the final by South Medford freshman Brody Foss. The runner-up[Read More…]
D. Jaramillo Wins Title At Second Straight Meet
Rogue River sophomore Delilah Jaramillo won her second tournament championship in a row at 155 pounds, beating a pair of Crater wrestlers, at the Rogue Valley Championships girls’ wrestling tournament at North Medford High School on Sat., Jan. 27. Jaramillo, who won the 155 title at the Rumble On The[Read More…]
Are Hunters And Shooters Still Relevant?
Dan Forster of the Archery Trade Association wrote an opinion piece recently asking if our collective hunting and shooting community is still relevant in today’s society. Of course we are, right? Well, Forster said it’s vital for hunters and shooters to stay attuned to local, state, and national political issues[Read More…]
Junior Chieftains Sweep Valley For First Wins
The Junior Chieftain teams both won for the first time against The Valley School at home on Wed., Jan. 24. On Wed., Jan. 24, the Junior Chieftain varsity (1-3) won 24-22, while the junior varsity (2-2) followed suit, winning 18-12. The roar came from the crowd when Aria Friend hit[Read More…]
School At ‘Finish Line’ With Marshal Program
Rogue River Schools Superintendent Patrick Lee said, during his report at the Jan. 16 Rogue River School Board meeting, that the district was “basically at the finish line” of contract talks with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office regarding its participating in the School Marshal program. The program has a plan-clothes[Read More…]
RR Garden Club Scholarship
Courtesy of Hope Christiansen The town of Rogue River has a powerful weapon against the rising costs of higher education. Believe it or not, it’s the Rogue River Garden Club. Those folks who are out in the community pulling weeds, hanging flowers baskets, laying mulch, planting flowers and shrubs pack[Read More…]
Police To Participate In Safety Belt Program
Beginning January 29 through Sunday, February 11, Medford Police, along with law enforcement agencies throughout Oregon, will be participating in the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) Safety Belt Overtime Enforcement Program. Law enforcement agencies will be using federally funded overtime to educate the public about safety belt and child seat[Read More…]
Chieftains Play Hard With Final Four Games Coming Up
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High boys’ basketball programs continue to play hard just in case it all comes together in the last three weeks of the basketball season. Following their game against Cascade Christian on Tues., Jan. 30, the Chieftains have played the last of their elite Class 3A[Read More…]