This Week In Rogue River History SEPT. 30, 1981The Hanby Huskies’ eighth-grade football team traveled to Klamath Falls for a closely matched game against Ponderosa. Two touchdown runs around the end gave Ponderosa the edge. Hanby’s defense delivered some hard hits, including those of No. 66 Dale Skitdgel. The Ponderosa[Read More…]
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Medicare Open Enrollment Scams
Medicare’s annual Open Enrollment Period runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. During this time, people with Medicare can review their coverage and make changes for the following year. It is also a busy season for scammers. Fraudsters know seniors may be comparing Medicare Advantage plans, prescription drug coverage, and[Read More…]
Blakely Chosen To Lead Fire District 1
Dave Blakely, the Deputy Chief of Operations at Applegate Fire District, was provisionally hired by the Board of Directors at Jackson County Fire District 1 on Thurs. Sept. 24. The hiring process, following Chief Mike Hammond’s announcement in June that he would retire at the end of the year, was[Read More…]
Smaller Ride, Big Greenway Plans
Ride the Rogue, which celebrated its 20th anniversary since its first event in 2006 last weekend, on Sept. 26, has always been the main fundraiser for the effort to expand and maintain the Rogue River Greenway. But with rides of three lengths on backroads through the area, with, of course,[Read More…]
YMCA Celebrates Renovated Pool
The Grants Pass Family YMCA celebrated the completion of its newly renovated pool Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by community members, local organizations, grant supporters, and those who helped make the project possible. The ceremony marked the completion of a project that began with an unignorable problem. According to[Read More…]
Medford Man Jailed After Pursuits, Drug Seizures
A Medford man faces drug, firearm and eluding charges after two police pursuits ended in crashes and subsequent searches uncovered fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and a loaded handgun, authorities said. Ismael Garcia-Nava Jr., 32, was lodged in the Jackson County Jail after his Sept. 19 arrest following an attempted traffic stop[Read More…]
Chieftains Reverse Panther Curse, Stop 36-Year Streak
The previous week, the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High football team settled a year-old score with its win against Hayfork, Calif. Last week, the Chieftains settled a different kind of score, one that might have involved their own fathers and uncles and dozens of RR alums who played in the[Read More…]
Hall Death Notice
JACQUELINE JOAN HALL, age 92, of Rogue River, died September 23, 2026, at Morrow Heights Assisted Living. Arrangements with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.
OHP Members Urged To Prepare For New Federal Requirements
About 600,000 Oregon Health Plan members will begin receiving notices this month about upcoming federal changes to their health coverage, including new work or activity requirements for some adults beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The Oregon Health Authority said the initial notices are informational and do not require members to take[Read More…]
Reservoir On Track For Bidding
In her periodic update on the progress of the reservoir to be built next year on Classick Drive, engineer Loree Pryce said the design for the 750,000-gallon, glass-forged steel reservoir is underway, with completion expected in late October. The Oregon Health Authority will review the plans for this reservoir, as[Read More…]