In Southern Oregon, true crime has long lived in the background- shared in whispers, local lore, and late-night conversations. Now, it’s stepping into the light in a way that feels less like spectacle and more like community. The Southern Oregon True Crime Summit, founded by Melynda Cordes, didn’t begin as[Read More…]
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Oregon “Fit To Float®” Events Kick Off
Life Jacket Fitting Events planned for youth and families on “National Wear Your Life Jacket to Work” Day May is traditionally the month when recreational boaters start hitting the waterways, increasing in numbers as the air temperatures rise. New this year, the Oregon State Marine Board is teaming up with[Read More…]
Spring Bee School Brings Learning And Community
With spring sunshine settling in across Oregon- bringing longer days, fresh blooms, and, of course, the steady return of bees- the season has a way of drawing people outdoors and back into rhythm with the natural world. This year, that renewed energy was on full display as the Southern Oregon[Read More…]
Roberts Death Notice
GIL PARKER ROBERTS, age 68, of Grants Pass, died April 25, 2026 at his home. Arrangements with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
Chiefs At Two Meets Last Week
Track and field athletes can count down, when they get to a certain point in the season, to the number of meets before the important ones on the schedule, the district and state meets. Before last Wed., April 22, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High track and field team had[Read More…]
Seniors-Sophs Win, Behind Garwood, Defense
Playing at Beck Field for the first time in any recent memory, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High School Powderpuff Football Game didn’t have to resort to spontaneous rule changes that allowed “one more play” to allow for a big finish, in last year’s case, a long touchdown run by[Read More…]
Chiefs Are Working On Putting In The Late Season
Players on the Rogue River Jr.-Sr. golf team will spend their last two weeks fine-tuning their games in time for their district meets. The Chieftain girls’ team played a practice round at Running Y Golf and Country Club in Klamath Falls, where the Class 4A/3A/2A/1A District 5 tournament will be[Read More…]
Regain SNAP Benefits As Impacts Of Federal Work Rule Changes Begin To Show
As the impacts of recent federally-directed changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) work rules begin to show in Oregon, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is sharing information to help people who have lost benefits, or may lose them soon, understand how they may be able to get[Read More…]
Chiefs Stay In Game Against No. 2 Challengers
Dustin Morton did everything he could to keep his Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball team competitive against one of the best Class 3A teams in the state on its home field, in the rain. The senior threw a complete game, 107 pitches over the five innings in the rain-shortened[Read More…]
Headlines & Highlights For April 29, 2026
APR. 29, 1981 The fourth annual Rogue Valley Roundup was presented by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Posse in Central Point over the weekend. The event featured a parade Saturday morning, a dance that night, and three days of rodeo in the arena at Jackson County Expo near Central Point. Big[Read More…]