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RRSD English Learners Pass Proficiency Test
Michele Cleveland, the Director of Special Programs for the Rogue River School District, relayed news of six English-language learners who recently completed the English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) to the Rogue River School Board at its meeting on Tues, March 17. Speaking on behalf of Kim Wall, the district’s English[Read More…]
BLM Meets Residents On The Queens Gold Project
Bureau of Land Management personnel updated residents at a meeting on the Queens Gold Project, a nearly 4,000-acre project in mostly western Jackson County, including land north of the Rogue River and slightly north of Wimer, east to Gold Hill, at the BLM Medford District office on Thursday, March 19.[Read More…]
EVFD Finds Replacement Wildland Truck
Evans Valley Fire District found a replacement vehicle for the wildland truck involved in an auto accident at the intersection of East Evans Creek Road and Minthorne Lane on Jan. 29, Chief Tom Davidson reported at the district’s board of directors meeting on Thurs., March 19. Davidson had at first[Read More…]
Headlines & Highlights For March 25, 2026
MAR. 25, 1981 One Jackson County commissioner is eager to fight any attempt to place a state prison in the Rogue Valley. One has mixed emotions on the issue. And one won’t say. Commissioner Pete Sage said in an interview that the idea of locating a regional state prison in[Read More…]
Mexican National Unlawfully Residing In The United States
The owner and operator of Tienda Santa Maria II LLC has been charged with money laundering after using his money service businesses to launder narcotics trafficking proceeds and structure financial transactions to avoid suspicion of law enforcement. Jose Alonso Paramo Arguello, 45, a citizen of Mexico and unlawfully residing in[Read More…]
Chieftains Start Track And Field Season
On an uncharacteristically warm day, with a high-80s temperature that usually doesn’t come until mid-May district meet time, Rogue River athletes generated 10 top-five placing finishes at the biggest Grants Pass- and local season-opening event, The Rogue Valley Preview at Grants Pass High’s Russ Werner Field on Wed., March 18.[Read More…]
Brain Injury Awareness Month Share Hotline
In recognition of Brain Injury Awareness Month, Oregon Department of Human Services wants everyone to know about the brain injury hotline that helps people navigate resources. This month shines a spotlight on the growing impact of brain injuries in Oregon and the increased demand for the hotline. Since launching in[Read More…]
Chieftains Beat Mazama, No-Hit Bonanza On Opening Day
If the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High baseball team can put forth efforts the way it did in the Chieftains’ season-opening games on Tues., March 17, it could be an interesting spring at Mike Umscheid Field. The Chieftains swept a pair of games against Bonanza and Mazama, played in Klamath[Read More…]
White-Nose Syndrome Found In Bats
For the first time, white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats has been detected in Oregon in Columbia and Benton counties. White-nose syndrome is caused by an infection with a fungus that disrupts hibernation, causing early winter emergence, dehydration and starvation. This finding follows a detection last year in bat guano collected[Read More…]