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Education Bills In House Hearing

Representative Dwayne Yunker (R-Grants Pass) released a statement about two controversial bills heard in the House Higher Education Committee, where he serves as a member. The bills—House Bill 3006 and House Bill 3030—would give public money only to teacher candidates from specific racial or ethnic groups and the schools who[Read More…]

Orndoff Pleads Not Guilty To Updated Charges

Former Rogue River Junior Senior High School teacher Jesse Orndoff pleaded not guilty to 16 charges updated following the convening of the Jackson County Grand jury in February during an arraignment before Judge Laura Cromwell in Jackson County Circuit Court on Wed., March 26. Orndoff, who taught at RRJSHS six[Read More…]

Headlines & Highlights For April 2, 2025

APR. 3, 2024 You never know when you might have the opportunity to save or spare someone’s life. William and Jamie Wagner were driving over the Depot Street Bridge in Rogue River on Jan. 26th when they spotted an older woman outside of the metal fencing on the outer lip[Read More…]

Vandalism Incident Topic At EVEC Meeting

The Evans Valley Educational and Community Center’s board of directors planned to discuss vandalism at the Wimer campus that used to be the Evans Valley Elementary School on Fri., March 27, at its meeting Tues., April 1. The vandalism, which included doors in several locations on campus, including its gym[Read More…]

Chiefs Second At Grants Pass Tourney

Freshman Trevor Dirks led Rogue River in the first stroke-play tournament of the season with a 106 at the four-team Grants Pass Golf Club Boys’ Invitational on Mon., March 31. The Chieftains finished second between the two full teams at the tournament, with tournament host North Valley shooting a team-wide[Read More…]

Grant Helps Equip City With AEDs

Rogue River Police Chief Dave Rash said one of his goals after arriving in the city a year ago was to have Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), mobile units first responders can use to “shock” heart patients back to breathing and heartbeat, available in each of the city’s police vehicles. Last[Read More…]

EV Auxiliary Fundraiser Gets Bigger And Better

The Evans Valley Fire District Auxiliary’s Crab Feed Fundraiser found a way to get bigger and better from Year One to Year Two in just 10 months. Final figures are not yet available from the auxiliary’s second fund-raising night, on Saturday, March 28, held again at Rogue Pub-N-Putt. Still, the[Read More…]