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…]
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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…]
RR Softball, Just Waiting For A Game
It’s hard enough trying to schedule games when you have a 16-day gap built into the time you’re usually playing a league schedule. Throw in a little rainstorm on the day you scheduled a game to fill in, and you begin to wonder if you’ll play again. Barring an extended[Read More…]
Free Wildlife Forage Seed Giveaway
The Oregon Hunters Association and the Department of Fish and Wildlife have teamed up to give away free forage seed to landowners via a reservation basis, then first-come, first-served May 9 at the E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area near Corvallis. More than 500 bags of free seed will be available, with[Read More…]
Gov’s ‘Recovery’ Order May Cause Snow Day Issues
Superintendent Patrick Lee commented on an Executive Order from Gov. Tina Kotek to achieve the stated goal of protecting and restoring student instructional time statewide at the Tues., April 21 meeting of the Rogue River School Board. “This was in response to a large number of states across the state[Read More…]
Special Programs Keeps Students Fed
The Rogue River School District has, for years, found a way to, behind the scenes, help students stay in school and keep coming back. Quay Goff, the secretary for the district’s Special Programs staff and head of the district’s “Backpack program,” addressed what she and others have done to help[Read More…]
Oregon To Appeal Hazard Mitigation Grant Denial
Courtesy of Oregon Department of Emergency Management The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) informed Gov. Tina Kotek that Oregon will not receive funding under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program as part of the 2025 December storms major disaster declaration. The December storms caused widespread damage across nine Oregon counties. Gov.[Read More…]