JACKSON COUNTY • OREGON 99 (Rogue River Highway), MP 10.8-12.2, Birdseye Creek, Foots Creek and Millers Gulch Bridge replacement project ($11 million), https://www.oregon.gov/odot/projects/pages/project-details.aspx?project=22290 This project will replace three 1920s-era bridges on Rogue River Highway with structures that are better able to withstand earthquakes. The bridges are located east of the[Read More…]
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Chiefs Fall Back Into 3A Competition
After such an encouraging performance in a sweep against 2A-1A Crosspoint Christian at home, a pair of matching 12-2, five-inning defeats at home earlier in the week, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball team fell back to earth and against Class 3A competition by the end of last week.[Read More…]
Offbeat Oregon History For April 16, 2025
Dawn was only a couple hours away when 33-year-old lumber mill owner Gene Harington got home from a really long night. He pulled into the drive around 5:45 a.m., and immediately proceeded to wake up his pretty young wife, Virginia, along with their two babies (ages 1 and 2). Virginia[Read More…]
Alden And MacCrae Each Take 1, 2, 3
Eighth graders Waylon Alden and Kiley MacCrae each won first, second, and third place in individual events at a Southern Oregon Middle School Athletic Conference (SOMSAC) track and field meet at Ashland Middle School on Wednesday, April 2. Alden won the boys’ 100, was second in the 400, and third[Read More…]
Gerstmar Death Notice
RICH GERSTMAR, age 74, of Gold Hill, died August 2, 2024, at his home. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 1:00 p.m., May 13, 2025, at Eagle Point National Cemetery. Arrangements with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
Bill To Expand Prescription Access For Low-Income Oregonians
On April 1, the House Committee on Behavioral Health and Health Care moved House Bill 2385. This bill prevents drug manufacturers from denying or restricting access to medications prescribed by healthcare providers in the 340B Drug Pricing Program—a federal program that ensures eligible healthcare providers serving low-income and uninsured patients[Read More…]
State Releases Free Permit-Ready Building Plans
The Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD) has published its first permit-ready plan under the state’s updated Permit-Ready Plans Program. The building plans, available free to the public, are for a code-compliant residential deck. The Permit-Ready Plans Program creates an efficient pathway for the state to develop and make publicly accessible[Read More…]
Chieftains Arise Again, Sweep Crosspoint
With four losses following the Chieftains’ opening-game victory on March 19, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball team climbed back with a pair of solid outings in a sweep of Class 2A-1A Crosspoint Christian at Mike Umscheid Field on Tues., April 8. The Chieftains (3-4) swept the Warriors, playing[Read More…]
Oregon Department Of Human Services Launches Brain Injury Program
The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) launched a new Oregon Brain Injury Program. The program is designed to help individuals with brain injuries navigate and access the services and supports available to them. Services are free and available to anyone in Oregon affected by a brain injury, including family[Read More…]
Youths Attend Meeting; Board Accepts Offer To Pay
The six youths caught breaking into the Evans Valley Educational and Community Center in Wimer during Friday of Spring Break, March 28, attended the center’s board meeting. They offered plans to pay the center back for damages. The youths, whose images were captured by video cameras at the center, the[Read More…]