LAWRENCE RAYMOND MILLER, 91, passed away on July 3, 2026, in Rogue River, Oregon. Born on February, 25, 1935, in Durango, Colorado, to Raymond Charles and Paula (Rodriques) Miller, Lawrence lived a life defined by extraordinary leadership, service, and commitment to his country and community. A highly decorated combat veteran,[Read More…]
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Feeley Obituary
DENNIS MICHAEL FEELEY, 84, of Boise, passed away July 4, 2026. Dennis was born on October 27, 1941, in Los Angeles, California, to Lawrence Feeley and Lola Staples Feeley. He attended Notre Dame High School in Los Angeles and Los Angeles Pierce College, where he received an associate’s degree in[Read More…]
National Guard Armory Rededicated
The Oregon Army National Guard celebrated the completion of renovations to the Ashland Armory with a formal ribbon-cutting and rededication ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 25. Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold, Adjutant General of Oregon, presided over the ceremony, which included elected officials, City of Ashland representatives, Oregon National Guard leaders, soldiers[Read More…]
Oregonians May Qualify For SNAP Work Rule Exemptions
ODHS Urges Recipients To Report Changes That Could Affect Requirements Many Oregonians who are required to meet work or activity requirements to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits may qualify for an exemption, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services. ODHS reports that 93% of Oregonians currently subject to[Read More…]
Coaching Change In RR Boys’ Basketball
Rogue River Junior Senior High will have a new boys’ basketball coach this fall, and, in a development almost as surprising, it will keep its girls’ basketball coach from its partial season a year ago. RRJSHS Athletic Coordinator Kyle Garrison confirmed that Max Javernick, who served as boys’ basketball coach[Read More…]
South Valley School Adding School For Kinder Through 2nd Grade
Since its opening in 2018 as what the Rogue River calls a “destination” school, the online/brick-and-mortar hybrid South Valley Academy has served students from third grade through their senior high school year. Beginning this year, South Valley Academy will complete the circuit with an online-only curriculum for its youngest students[Read More…]
FBI Says At Least 26 Victims Identified Across Four States
Federal authorities have charged two men in an alleged romance and investment fraud scheme that investigators say targeted women across several Western states and brought in approximately $1.3 million. Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, have been charged by criminal complaint in Portland with conspiracy to commit[Read More…]
Headlines & Highlights For August 26, 2026
This Week In Rogue River History AUG. 26, 1981 The Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District reported that there had been some confusion about the ambulance company based in the City of Rogue River. Rogue River Ambulance was a division of Action Consultants, Inc. of Grants Pass and had no[Read More…]
Oregon Would Be Impacted By Rescinded Roadless Rule
Oregon would be among the 10 most-impacted states if a U.S. Forest Service proposal to rescind in its entirety the national 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a one-size-fits-all restriction that has frustrated land managers and served as a barrier to wildfire risk reduction work across large swaths of America’s national[Read More…]
Oregon Prison Inmate Hochgreve Dies
A 77-year-old Oregon prison inmate serving a 20-year sentence for sexually abusing two children died Aug. 19 while receiving hospice care at Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario. Michael Lee Hochgreve died in the prison infirmary, according to the Oregon Department of Corrections. As is standard with deaths involving adults[Read More…]