Rogue Valley newspaper in Southern Oregon. Rogue River Press serves Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Wimer
SALEM, Ore. – Rep. Hoa Nguyen, a first-term legislator, current school board member, and the daughter of Vietnamese refugees, convened an informal workgroup with Sen. Suzanne Weber, a former educator, to address chronic absenteeism. The first meeting was on Friday, April 19 and the group will propose legislation for the[Read More…]
The inter-class, inter-gender rivalry games are back for the high school students at Rogue River Jr. Sr. High School, and the community is invited to come watch again. The Powder Puff Football Game for girls and the Volley Buff Volleyball Tournament for boys are set to take place this and[Read More…]
Playing in perhaps the most competitive Class 3A baseball league in the state, when you’re a young team with many new pieces, it’s hard to know how good you are because you might be getting 10-runned weekly. You might be rewarded when you see a team at your level. The[Read More…]
APRIL 26, 1984 “I can find other things to do in this town besides butt heads with bureaucrats,” said Wild Bill Jennings. Wild Bill said he was going to take his garbage cans and go home. “I’m really disgusted,” Jennings said, referring to a certified letter he received last week[Read More…]
JACKSON COUNTY • INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 11-19, North and south Ashland paving ($9 million) Watch for intermittent nighttime lane closures, Sunday through Thursday nights, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., as workers replace pavement markings. The nighttime speed limit through the work zone will be 50 mph. The project[Read More…]
GARY PAUL SNOW, 73, passed away peacefully at his home in Rogue River, OR, on April 5, 2024. Gary was born in Bakersfield, CA, on November 10, 1950. He spent his childhood in Southern California and attended Fountain Valley High School, where he was a key player on the football[Read More…]
Outbreaks of Salmonella infection linked to backyard poultry have been well documented, but a recent Oregon public health investigation highlights the risks of home chicken flocks for newborn babies. An Oregon Health Authority (OHA) report in today’s edition of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is sending a total of $4,459,297 in Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grants to support 20 renewable energy projects in rural communities across the state. The investments will be used to help farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses adopt renewable energy technologies, conduct critical[Read More…]
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Oregon to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds, landslides and mudslides from Jan. 10-22, 2024. Public assistance federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governments[Read More…]
The names of two fallen law enforcement officers were added to the Oregon Fallen Law Enforcement Memorial during an engraving ceremony on Tuesday, April 16. An honor guard stood watch as the names of Jared J. Miller of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and Joseph W. Johnson of the Nyssa[Read More…]
