A second school board meeting that included testimony regarding the showing of a short, animated video with a depiction of a sexual act in a middle school social studies class, became heated, with the entire Rogue River School Board stopping the meeting during the Good of the Order public comment[Read More…]
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The Nativity
Headlines & Highlights For December 24, 2025
DEC. 25, 1980 Mrs. Markey’s 5th-grade class just finished up a unit on nutrition with the preparation of a full-scale (balanced) breakfast for their class. A prior assignment involved preparing a meal for the family, with or without parents’ help. The menu for this fifth annual breakfast included toast, cereal,[Read More…]
Health Officials Urge Pertussis Vaccination
OHA Releases New Data Showing Oregon’s Maternal Pertussis Vaccination Rate Too Low, Especially In Rural Counties What you need to know: • Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a bacterial infection that spreads easily through droplets when someone coughs or sneezes. • Pertussis can cause severe disease in people[Read More…]
Winter Whale Watch Week Returns
Oregon State Parks will host Winter Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, Dec. 27 through Wednesday, Dec. 31. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers will be stationed at 14 sites along the Oregon Coast from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help visitors spot gray whales on their southward[Read More…]
Best Tax Season Experience
Connecting with the Oregon Department of Revenue through Revenue Online is the most significant step taxpayers can take now to improve their income tax filing experience in 2026. “We do everything online. That’s how we pay our bills. That’s where we get our news. We use smart TVs for our[Read More…]
BLM Seeks Initial Input On Proposed Gold Mine Near Cave Junction
Project Covers 22 Acres Of Previously Disturbed Land The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments for a proposed gold, silver, and platinum mine on 22 public acres near Cave Junction in Josephine County. If approved, Roarick Mining could conduct placer mining, without chemicals or solutions, of unconsolidated gravel[Read More…]
BLM Approves Lithium Exploration
The Bureau of Land Management recently approved the expansion of lithium exploration activities in southern Malheur County, about 20 miles west of McDermitt, Nev. With this approval, HiTech Minerals, Inc. is authorized to conduct lithium mineral exploration activities over the course of five years. Lithium has been on the Department[Read More…]
Middle School Boys Close Out Season
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High middle school-level boys’ basketball teams closed out their seasons last week. The Junior Chieftain varsity team beat St. Mary’s 27-22 in Medford on Mon., Dec. 8, and lost to Lorna Byrne 31-27 in Cave Junction on Wed., Dec. 4, before it closed out its[Read More…]
RRJSHS ‘Play Down’ Approved For Next Four Years
With the aim to give student-athletes at Rogue River Jr. Sr. High School “a better chance to compete” at least through the next four seasons beginning with the 2026-27 school year, the school’s application to “play down” and move into Class 2A was approved, along with the placement of the[Read More…]