People in and around the community of Rogue River Jr. Sr. High School were, in part, astonished, and in another, outraged, at news of the arrest of Jesse Orndoff the morning of Fri., Feb. 14. Orndoff, 30, was arrested after a woman reported to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office that[Read More…]
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City ‘Scratches Surface’ Of Outdoor Burning Issue
An updated version of Chapter 8.10 of the Rogue River Municipal Code was handed out to members of the Rogue River City Council at its workshop session on Thurs., Feb. 6. That’s the city code’s chapter on open burning, which Mayor Pam VanArsdale said she would like to see the[Read More…]
Spend Some Time Near Trees This Week
Research shows that spending just 30 minutes a day near trees creates health benefits for people of all ages. Whether you do so on your own property or take a hike on public land, getting out in nature is good for you. Trees filter air, help provide fresh drinking water[Read More…]
February Is Earthquake And Tsunami Awareness Month
Governor Tina Kotek has proclaimed February Tsunami and Earthquake Awareness Month in Oregon. In the past, Oregon has suffered considerable damage from moderate earthquake events–such as the 1993 Scotts Mills and Klamath Falls earthquakes–and from a deadly tsunami that originated in Alaska in 1964. Scientific evidence indicates that the State[Read More…]
‘Not Nice’ Bruins Beat Chiefs At Home
There is no mercy in high school basketball, even in girls’ basketball. Your team is trying to break the other team’s heart win, just as much as the other team is trying to break yours. But if your team comes to the end of a hard season, in which it[Read More…]
Relationship Investment Scams
The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) is warning people to be wary of an unexpected text or direct message from a stranger — it might be the first step in a relationship investment scam, also known as a romance scam or “pig butchering.” These scams often involve fraudsters contacting[Read More…]
Junior-Senior High Wants To Return To ‘Essential Skills’
Since the 2021-22 school year, the first year since the so-called “COVID school year,” high school students in Oregon have not been required to show proficiency in Essential Learning Skills to graduate. “Since then, we have been required to have our students take the yearly assessments, but the scores could[Read More…]
Junior Chieftains Beat Tigers For First Win
Behind 12 points from Vera Brown, the combined Rogue River Jr. Sr. High middle-school level girls’ team won for the first time this season, beating Lincoln Savage at the Rogue River Elementary School West campus gym 32-16 on Mon., Feb. 10. Brown scored six points each in the first and[Read More…]
Headlines & Highlights For February 12, 2025
FEB. 14, 1985 Poet delights children – “Welcome to 40 minutes of imagination”, intones the light bulb. Light bulb? Shades of the Twilight Zone? None of those, and I apologize for an incorrect quote. When David Zaslow walks into your classroom, prepare yourself. You don’t just get a poet, which[Read More…]
Renegades Team Wins First Three Games
Rogue River Renegades’ fourth and fifth-grade basketball team, which plays Boys and Girls Club Basketball in Grants Pass, improved to 3-0 with a 21-15 win against New Hope Christian’s team on Saturday, Feb. 1. Brantley Stancliff led the Renegades, many of whom are new to basketball this season, with seven[Read More…]