Before the nine members of the Evans Valley Fire District Budget Committee, including the five members of the district’s board of directors and four lay members, with one absent, Fire Chief Tom Davidson pointed the committee to the “big pieces of paper”. On those 11×18-inch sheets, the district’s 10-year outlook[Read More…]
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Remnant Of Fallen Cedar Replanted On Arbor Day
On an Arbor Day with weather that should be captured for all future Arbor Days, on Fri., April 24, members of the Rogue River City Council and city staff, members of the city’s Tree City USA, and Megan Bless’s fourth-grade class from Rogue River Elementary School, celebrated the beautiful weather[Read More…]
Safe Digging Month Contact 811 Before Digging
In recognition of National Safe Digging Month, the Oregon Utility Notification Center (OUNC), Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA), and Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) remind Oregonians to contact 811 before starting projects that involves digging. Whether a professional contractor or do-it-yourselfer, all play an important role in[Read More…]
Rogue River Sewer Lift Was Struck By Lightning
Rogue River Public Works Director Michael Bollweg said his department’s most recent “challenge” was a sewer lift station struck by lightning on the south side of the Rogue River during a storm two weeks ago, at the Thursday, April 16, city council workshop. The lift station is located at Coyote[Read More…]
Chiefs Make Long Trek For Brush Truck
Evans Valley Fire District Chief Tom Davidson said he has applied for three different grants simultaneously to purchase a new skid unit for the replacement brush truck the district has just acquired at the district’s Thursday, April 9 meeting. The replacement brush truck is one that the department bought, located[Read More…]
Archery In Schools Program Growing
Archery In Schools Program Growing The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) saw an impressive 12.3 percent increase in growth last year, reflecting strong demand from students, communities and educators seeking meaningful, in-school opportunities that engage students in new ways. “This kind of growth doesn’t happen by accident,” said[Read More…]
Chieftain Golf Team Is Moving Towards The End Of The Season
After hosting its own girls and junior varsity boys’ scramble at Laurel Hill Golf Course on Tues, Feb. 14, the Rogue River boys’ golf team and two girls played at the Bruin Classic at Salmon Run in Brookings on Thurs. April 16. The Chieftains took, as its boys’ foursome, Joey[Read More…]
Great Time To ‘Rethink The Drink’
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is recognizing Alcohol Awareness Month in April by encouraging individuals and communities across the state to consider how excessive drinking impacts health—and how drinking less can lead to health benefits that last a lifetime. Excessive drinking, including both heavy and binge drinking, is linked to serious[Read More…]
New Technology Helps Improve Threatened Species Surveys
Courtesy of Oregon Department of Forestry Oregon’s state forests are home to a wide variety of wildlife including two threatened bird species, the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet. As part of the Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) compliance with the federal and state endangered species acts, ODF surveys[Read More…]
Headlines & Highlights For April 22, 2026
APR. 22, 1981 Irrigators in much of Jackson County have little to look forward to this summer if the region’s precipitation levels are not far above normal through June. State water master Dave Hendrix said this week precipitation at the Medford airport is 60 percent of normal for this time[Read More…]