Five wrestlers from Rogue River will compete at next weekend’s Oregon Middle School State Wrestling Championships (OMSSWC) tournament in Albany next weekend after qualifying at a regional meet at Scenic Middle School in Central Point on Sat., March 2. Three wrestlers from the area were weight-class champions at the OMSSWC[Read More…]
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Look For Garden Club Sign Around City
The Rogue River Garden Club arrived, with great representation, both at the Rogue River City Council’s workshop session on Thurs., Feb. 15, and the council’s monthly meeting on Feb. 22, along with a mascot dog. The mission: Get the City Council’s approval to place the club’s sign in the various[Read More…]
Line Of Duty Death From 1919
The Ashland Police Department recently learned of a previously unknown line of duty death that occurred on March 3, 1919. Officer George Martin Lowe, age 54, was struck and killed by a train while on foot patrol in the railroad district. This incident was brought to the department’s attention by[Read More…]
Surprise Snowfall Catches District Off Guard
A First Student school bus on its way to pick up students for the day on Fri., March 1, the day the area, particularly the roads north of Wimer, was hit with snow, got stuck trying to climb an incline. The bus lost control of its tail end, causing it[Read More…]
Headlines & Highlights For March 6, 2024
MARCH 8, 2023 Starting April 3, workers, patients, and visitors in Oregon healthcare settings would not be required to wear masks. OHA canceled some parts of the state rule that required workers in health care settings – such as hospitals, mobile clinics, ambulances, outpatient facilities, dental offices, urgent care centers,[Read More…]
District Leading The Way In Serving Houseless Students
While the Rogue River School Board and patrons within the Rogue River School District may already be aware of the work that the district’s Clothes Closet office, mainly through the work of her associate Quay Goff, has been able to do for students, they may not have understood that it[Read More…]
Firefighters Attend Winter Fire School Training
More than 200 career and volunteer firefighters from nearly 100 fire agencies throughout Oregon attended the 19th annual Winter Fire School at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25, 2024. The two-day event was hosted by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training[Read More…]
Battle Of The Books Expands Worldview
“Literature has expanded my worldview by putting me in the shoes of those characters from other cultures and ethnicities and understanding others’ difficulties and experiences.” Mya Manders is a senior at Rogue River High School. She’s been competing in Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) since elementary school. Teammate and[Read More…]
RR Grower’s Market Approved
To benefit local growers and crafters, and help local citizens buy fresh food from local sources on the downtown Rogue River property she purchased just over a year ago, Niki Murphy saw one of her goals realized when the Rogue River Planning Commission approved, by a 5-0 vote, to allow[Read More…]
Williams Death Notice
DANNY KAY WILLIAMS, age 59, of Rogue River, died February 10, 2024, at his home. Arrangements with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors.