Rogue Valley newspaper in Southern Oregon. Rogue River Press serves Rogue River, Gold Hill, and Wimer
The Oregon Army National Guard celebrated the completion of renovations to the Ashland Armory with a formal ribbon-cutting and rededication ceremony Tuesday, Aug. 25. Brig. Gen. Alan R. Gronewold, Adjutant General of Oregon, presided over the ceremony, which included elected officials, City of Ashland representatives, Oregon National Guard leaders, soldiers[Read More…]
ODHS Urges Recipients To Report Changes That Could Affect Requirements Many Oregonians who are required to meet work or activity requirements to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits may qualify for an exemption, according to the Oregon Department of Human Services. ODHS reports that 93% of Oregonians currently subject to[Read More…]
Rogue River Junior Senior High will have a new boys’ basketball coach this fall, and, in a development almost as surprising, it will keep its girls’ basketball coach from its partial season a year ago. RRJSHS Athletic Coordinator Kyle Garrison confirmed that Max Javernick, who served as boys’ basketball coach[Read More…]
Since its opening in 2018 as what the Rogue River calls a “destination” school, the online/brick-and-mortar hybrid South Valley Academy has served students from third grade through their senior high school year. Beginning this year, South Valley Academy will complete the circuit with an online-only curriculum for its youngest students[Read More…]
Federal authorities have charged two men in an alleged romance and investment fraud scheme that investigators say targeted women across several Western states and brought in approximately $1.3 million. Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, have been charged by criminal complaint in Portland with conspiracy to commit[Read More…]
This Week In Rogue River History AUG. 26, 1981 The Rogue River Rural Fire Protection District reported that there had been some confusion about the ambulance company based in the City of Rogue River. Rogue River Ambulance was a division of Action Consultants, Inc. of Grants Pass and had no[Read More…]
Oregon would be among the 10 most-impacted states if a U.S. Forest Service proposal to rescind in its entirety the national 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a one-size-fits-all restriction that has frustrated land managers and served as a barrier to wildfire risk reduction work across large swaths of America’s national[Read More…]
A 77-year-old Oregon prison inmate serving a 20-year sentence for sexually abusing two children died Aug. 19 while receiving hospice care at Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario. Michael Lee Hochgreve died in the prison infirmary, according to the Oregon Department of Corrections. As is standard with deaths involving adults[Read More…]
The death of a 2-year-old child who was reported missing and later found deceased in rural Central Point remains under investigation by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and a multi-agency investigative team. Emergency Communications of Southern Oregon received a report of a missing child at approximately 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug.[Read More…]
Oregon has received conditional federal approval to launch Explore Health, a new state-run health insurance marketplace for residents who do not receive coverage through an employer or programs such as the Oregon Health Plan, Medicare or Veterans Affairs. Beginning Nov. 1, 2026, Oregonians will be able to use Explore Health[Read More…]
