More than 600 veterans turned out to Texas Roadhouse on Veterans Day for a community event hosted in partnership with Operation Rambo, a turnout that founder and CEO Ray Rosa says exceeded all expectations. The partnership itself began with a chance encounter earlier this year. After giving a presentation in[Read More…]
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Large Crowd Protests Video Shown In Class; Lee Announces Retirement
More than 20 people, enough to fill the board room and spill into the reception area of the Rogue River School District office building, showed up. Nine people spoke, asked tough questions of the Rogue River School Board, and inquired about how they can help keep children’s junior high education[Read More…]
RRES Students Get Inspired By Speaker Luke Laurenson
Students of the Rogue River Elementary School, grades three through six, recently got the opportunity to make a new friend: Luke Hogan Laurenson, along with his mother, Jane Hogan. They met with the students during an assembly last Friday to discuss disabilities, inclusion, dreams, and share Laurenson’s inspiring story of[Read More…]
Taxpayers To Receive Kicker Credit
Courtesy of the Oregon Dept. of Revenue The Oregon Office of Economic Analysis (OEA) has confirmed a more than $1.41 billion revenue surplus in the 2023-2025 biennium, triggering a tax surplus credit, or “kicker,” for the 2025 tax year. The surplus will be returned to taxpayers through a credit on[Read More…]
Janilou Creations: A Small Town Shop
Rogue River resident Jani Louise has spent decades exploring the spiritual world. That journey, which began in 1986 at a metaphysical shop that sparked her imagination, eventually led her to open her own storefront nearly four years ago. Today, Janilou Creations sits along Main Street in downtown Rogue River, offering[Read More…]
Junior Chieftain Teams Both Start At 1-1
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High School middle-school-level boys’ basketball teams each went 1-1 through the first week of their 10-game November and December schedule. After starting the new season off with losses against Hanby on Tues., Nov. 4, the Junior Chieftain teams both beat Lincoln Savage on Wed., Nov.[Read More…]
Next Free Fishing Days Set For Nov. 28-29
Oregon’s next “fish for free” days — no licenses or stamps needed — will be Nov. 28-29, the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving. There will be bass, panfish and trout available in lakes, ponds and reservoirs, and coho and steelhead in the Rogue. Meanwhile, fall turkey season is underway, giving[Read More…]
Schools Find Success
Principals in the Rogue River School District and Superintendent Patrick Lee each presented the numbers from the Oregon State Assessment test scores from the 2024-25 year, just released by the Oregon Department of Education, as they related each to their schools at the Tuesday, Oct. 21 meeting of the Rogue[Read More…]
Three Arrested After Armed Menacing, Pursuit, And Recovery Of Stolen Firearms
Courtesy of Medford Police Dept. Medford Police arrested three suspects Saturday, November 8, following an armed menacing incident, a vehicle pursuit, and the recovery of two stolen firearms. Around 8 p.m., officers responded to a report that an occupant of a passing vehicle pointed a firearm at a woman near[Read More…]
State Parks Will Not Accept Jackson County Parking Permits
Starting Jan. 1, 2026, Oregon State Parks will no longer accept Jackson County parking permits at state parks in Jackson County. The impacted parks include TouVelle State Recreation Site and Valley of the Rogue State Park. “We appreciate our ongoing partnership with Jackson County and the collaboration for this program,[Read More…]