In a season that was beset by injuries and illness, particularly at the end of the season, when it counts, the Rogue River Boys’ and Girls’ Wrestling teams could celebrate the six victories their contingent was able to amass in both the Class 3A Boys’ State Championships and Class 4A/3A/2A/1A[Read More…]
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Spring Turkey Hunt Less Than Six Weeks Off
March is here and before you know it, April will be knocking on the door. While spring fishing is one of the favorite activities of thousands of outdoor enthusiasts, many others look forward to getting after the wild turkey. Wild turkeys aren’t native to Oregon. But since their introduction in[Read More…]
Chieftain Girls Ready To Build Back Up
This year, Rogue River girls’ basketball coach Jesse Langfield’s task was even more significant than her first season’s. Unlike her first season when she had a solid starting five, led by probably the best female athlete at the school in the last decade, graduations, early graduations, switches to wrestling, and[Read More…]
Scott, Stockman Receive All-League Honors
While the Rogue River boys’ basketball team, continuing to develop, struggled through the season, two of its players stood out as leaders and top performers in the Class 3A Southern Oregon Conference. Sophomore Mason Scott was the Chieftains’ leader in just about every statistical category, and he was awarded as[Read More…]
Final Stretch Brings Optimism For Chieftains
At a period, it seemed the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High boys’ basketball team couldn’t get any lower; the Chieftains were busy reconfiguring things behind the scenes. That bit of reworking, mainly in response to injuries and the loss of a teammate, set the Chieftains up not only for a[Read More…]
March Events At The Library
David Haywood Rogue River Branch Manager Rogue River Branch Library Hello Rogue River! After a brief, snowy interlude, spring is in the air! We’re excited to offer you a number of very exciting programs. Continuing Programs: • Paws to Read: K9 Reading Buddies Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday 3:00-4:00pm •[Read More…]
Offbeat Oregon History For March 5, 2025
The newlyweds, Alvin and Gladys, were on a little vacation at the Big Chief Auto Court in Truckee, Calif. — it may have been their honeymoon — when they went out together to the local cinema to see “The Postman Always Rings Twice.” It was September of 1946, so it[Read More…]
Headlines & Highlights For March 5, 2025
MAR. 7, 1985 First and second graders at Rogue River Elementary School were given a special treat Monday afternoon, as Beepo The Clown gave a 45-minute program that combined clowning and magic tricks. The program was part of a statewide tour, which Beepo gives each year, and is entirely funded[Read More…]
Rogue Renegades Unbeaten, Waiting For Playoffs
The Rogue Renegades’ fourth-and-fifth-grade boys’ basketball team finished the regular season unbeaten at 7-0 and is waiting to meet their next opponent in the league playoffs. The Renegades earned a first-round bye and the No. 1 seed. Their first playoff game is on Saturday, March 8. The team finished the[Read More…]
Roberts Announces Meeting On Wildfire Map
Jackson County Commissioner Colleen Roberts announced, at the Thurs., Feb. 27 meeting of the Rogue River City Council, a town hall meeting concerning the Oregon Statewide Wildfire Hazard Map. The meeting is on Saturday, March 8, at White Mountain Middle School in White City (550 Wilson Way), from 2 to[Read More…]