Medford Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Federal Prison For Sexually Abusing A Minor Victim A Medford, Oregon, man was sentenced to federal prison for sexually abusing a minor victim in his care and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). David Michael Burnett, 37, was sentenced to 360 months in[Read More…]
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Chieftain Hitters Come Through In Close Game
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball team isn’t having the kind of season it thought it was going to have at its beginning in March, having just one win since its banner two-win day opening day, and that win happened now more than a month ago. But the three[Read More…]
Alden Reaches Pole Vault Best
Reagan Alden reached a goal both she and her father, Dan, who works as her pole vault coach, set: breaking 10 feet in the pole vault, helping her finish third at last year’s Class 3A state meet at 10 feet, 0 ¾ of an inch. At Illinois Valley, at its[Read More…]
Lightning Strike Leads To Emergency Response
Public Works Director Michael Bollweg shared a little more about the sewer lift station on the south side of the Rogue River that was struck by lightning earlier this month at the Rogue River City Council meeting on Thursday, April 23. He said that the particular lift station differs from[Read More…]
True Crime Summit Comes To Southern Oregon
In Southern Oregon, true crime has long lived in the background- shared in whispers, local lore, and late-night conversations. Now, it’s stepping into the light in a way that feels less like spectacle and more like community. The Southern Oregon True Crime Summit, founded by Melynda Cordes, didn’t begin as[Read More…]
Oregon “Fit To Float®” Events Kick Off
Life Jacket Fitting Events planned for youth and families on “National Wear Your Life Jacket to Work” Day May is traditionally the month when recreational boaters start hitting the waterways, increasing in numbers as the air temperatures rise. New this year, the Oregon State Marine Board is teaming up with[Read More…]
Spring Bee School Brings Learning And Community
With spring sunshine settling in across Oregon- bringing longer days, fresh blooms, and, of course, the steady return of bees- the season has a way of drawing people outdoors and back into rhythm with the natural world. This year, that renewed energy was on full display as the Southern Oregon[Read More…]
Roberts Death Notice
GIL PARKER ROBERTS, age 68, of Grants Pass, died April 25, 2026 at his home. Arrangements with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
Chiefs At Two Meets Last Week
Track and field athletes can count down, when they get to a certain point in the season, to the number of meets before the important ones on the schedule, the district and state meets. Before last Wed., April 22, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High track and field team had[Read More…]
Seniors-Sophs Win, Behind Garwood, Defense
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…]