Rogue Valley newspaper in Southern Oregon. Rogue River Press serves Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Wimer
Miss Royal Hawk, a horse that won its trials race for the Firecracker Futurity at Grants Pass Downs but finished seventh in the big July 4 race, with jockey Jaime Lopez, had the top time among the 10 horses that made the Far West Futurity Finals from its qualifying races[Read More…]
Hunters and anglers make up a small fraction of the general population, but it’s their dollars that keep many state fish and wildlife programs afloat. Saturday is National Hunting and Fishing Day, a day created to celebrate the hunters, anglers, and target shooters that combine to provide millions annually to[Read More…]
Chief Tom Davidson at the Evans Valley Fire District is getting the ball rolling on something that’s been on the minds of many residents, particularly in the Evans Valley. The problem, termed a “degradation,” may be even more widespread throughout the state and seemed especially amplified during Rogue River’s traffic[Read More…]
Financial exploitation can happen to anyone, but older adults are frequently targeted because they may have retirement savings, steady income, good credit, or valuable property. The person taking advantage may be a stranger, caregiver, friend, or even a trusted family member. Financial exploitation is the illegal or improper use of[Read More…]
Rogue River boys’ soccer coach Rob Isom said at the start of the season he was looking for games from any bigger school’s junior varsity or even JV2 teams, to give his young Chieftains some match conditions. Through the first couple of weeks of the season, what the Chieftains, no[Read More…]
An Oregon contractor has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud after prosecutors said property owners paid him more than $850,000 to construct townhomes in Newport that were never built. David Paul Williams, 46, pleaded guilty in federal court in a case involving construction agreements made through his companies TreeNada Co.[Read More…]
SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 UPDATE: Transportation issues will briefly delay the start of Friday night’s football game against Gold Beach. Previously scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Chieftain Stadium, the game is now scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 25th.
The grind began for the Rogue River Jr. Sr. High girls’ soccer team, a team with great expectations both within and without the program, with the start of the Class 3A/2A/1A District 3 last week, and it began in a way they would have hoped. After their 1-2 start that[Read More…]
The Rogue River Jr. Sr. High volleyball team started its first season in the 2A East Cascades Conference on Tues., Sept. 22, at Lost River, but by the time they got on the bus for Klamath County, the Chieftains had already picked up five wins in non-conference play. At 5-5,[Read More…]
A large-scale law enforcement operation targeting a suspected drug trafficking organization was carried out on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at multiple locations throughout Jackson County. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said local, state and federal law enforcement agencies worked together to simultaneously serve multiple search warrants as part of the investigation.[Read More…]
