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Offbeat Oregon History For January 2, 2025

Imagine, for a moment, that you’re passing through a little Harney County town when you see, in a used-car lot, a DMC DeLorean that someone has modified as a replica of the car from Back to the Future. It even has a replica flux capacitor, and the readout of the[Read More…]

Headlines & Highlights for January 22, 2025

JAN. 24, 2024 An 8.17-acre property located at 395 W. Evans Creek Road that had been identified as residential property to be “utilized to provide needed housing since 1976” and was described as “pre-determined for many years as a good place to construct residential property” by one of the project[Read More…]

Mayor Asks Council To Consider Burn-Barrel Ban

Rogue River Mayor Pam VanArsdale told the Rogue River City Council she would like to consider banning open-barrel burning within the city limits, at the council’s workshop session on Thurs., Jan. 16. “It’s unsafe in today’s climate, and people are, and I don’t know how to put this nicely, but[Read More…]

Silver Placement At FFA Nationals

It has become custom in the Rogue River School District. Rogue River Junior-Senior High students in the school’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter, after winning or earning high places at individual skills competitions through the school year or Career Technical Educational (or CTE events), win at the Oregon state[Read More…]

Late-Season Duck Hunting Tips

Many duck hunting seasons end Jan. 26 in Oregon, so there’s still time to get out and try your luck. The Department of Fish and Wildlife’s migratory bird coordinator, Brandon Reishus, is an avid duck hunter. For late-season hunts, he focuses on fine-tuning his strategy to adapt to the winter[Read More…]