A three-day warming trend starting Sunday, with highs in the low 70s predicted, might be the right time to get out and play a little hooky. There’s plenty of fishing opportunities available in November. Whether you like bait fishing, spinning or fly fishing, there’s something for everyone on the rivers,[Read More…]
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Headlines & Highlights For November 5, 2025
NOV. 7, 1985 More than 50 people, most district teachers, showed up at Tuesday night’s Rogue River School Board meeting to present their views on a proposal to take away activity passes from district employees. The passes allow employees free admission to sporting events and other activities. The board and[Read More…]
District Looks At Washington, Gears Up For ‘Headwinds’
Rogue River Schools Superintendent Patrick Lee said there has been “a lot of chatter” recently about the fiscal situation in the state and its impacts, particularly as it relates to education in the state, at the Oct. 21 Rogue River School Board meeting. He said HR 1, also known as[Read More…]
November Events At The Library
Hello, Rogue River! I can’t believe the end of the year is already approaching. As much of a whirlwind as this year has been, I’m also sad to see it go. November is a bit of a light month for us in terms of programming, but we’d still love to[Read More…]
ODOT Road Construction Update For November 5, 2025
JACKSON COUNTY • INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 1-163, Southern Oregon Wrong Way Driver Mitigation project ($2.5 million), https://www.oregon.gov/odot/projects/pages/project-details.aspx?project=21699 This project improves safety along Interstate 5 by adding features that alert drivers when they enter an interchange off-ramp from the wrong direction. These enhancements include permanent signs, reflective pavement markings[Read More…]
Keeping The Buses Running: Inside Josephine Community Transit
For Josephine Community Transit Transit Manager Scott Chancey, running a rural/urban hybrid transit system involves logistics, compliance, coordination, and purpose. Chancey oversees JCT as a Josephine County Public Works division, ensuring buses run predictably daily while the agency meets federal requirements such as Title VI and ADA. In a small[Read More…]
RR Fire Department Levy Numbers
Early returns on Election Night, Tues., Nov. 4, had Measure 15-238, which authorizes a five-year local option tax levy of 80 cents per $1,000 assessed property value for Jackson County Fire Protection District No. 1, Rogue River’s fire department, and replacing the district’s current levy of $50 per $1,000 assessed,[Read More…]
Rogue River Press Trick-or-Treat on Main Street
Ninjas without faces, scarecrows, and … Bob Ross (and his ‘Masterpiece’) … appeared in Rogue River for the 18th annual Rogue River Press Trick-or-Treat on Main Street on a warm Halloween afternoon on Fri., Oct. 31. School was out in the Rogue River School District, making it the perfect day[Read More…]
Chieftain Girls Take Another Step Up, Fall In Overtime To Sisters
Even Rogue River Jr. Sr. High girls’ soccer coach Clyde Fields, as grounded as anyone about his program, could take a little stock in the rise his program has brought in just three seasons. From there, not even being a girls’ soccer program as recently as three years ago, dormant[Read More…]
Oregon Honors Unclaimed Veterans
The Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs honored nine individuals — eight veterans and one dependent family member — in an interment ceremony on Wednesday, October 22, at Willamette National Cemetery. The cremated remains, which had been stored for decades in the Oregon State Hospital after going unclaimed by family members[Read More…]