Rogue River News

A nationally known author and sustainability activist will speak about building local sustainable economies in Ashland next week.

Leaking fuel from a two-vehicle collision on Rogue River Highway late this morning has closed the road.

Wanda R. Solace of Grants Pass received only minor injuries today when her car collided with a commercial truck on Rogue River Highway.

Northbound lanes of Interstate 5 were closed for two hours early this morning after a four-vehicle accident near Rogue River that left one person dead.

Lost Creek Lake had its scarlet "A" officially removed Monday when public health officials - buoyed by reports proving that its toxic algae bloom was over - lifted the advisory against water contact there.

Federal stimulus money will pay for removal of another dam from the Rogue River in southwestern Oregon, adding to a string of dam removals designed to help salmon and steelhead.

PORTLAND, Ore. - The Oregon State Police didn't find too many people boating while intoxicated during a weekend crackdown from the mouth of the Rogue River to Foster Bar.

Oarsmen John scouts Rainie Falls during a raft trip on the wild part of the Rogue River in mid-May. KATHY KORENGEL/The News-Review "Get in the middle," our oarsman said calmly as we headed into the rollicking rapids.

By Andrea Calcagno A June 26, 2009 A ROGUE RIVER, Ore. - The city of Rogue River is preparing for the 57th annual Rooster Crow weekend.

By Steve Warga RR Press Staff Writer "Well, why not?" asks Bob Gail, chairman of the Rogue River Booster Club, circa 1953.

By Patricia Cruz RR Press Staff Writer Back strutting his stuff for Rooster Crow 2009 is Rogue River Press' own Leif Birdsall as Master of Ceremonies, announcing each parade entry as they approach the judges viewing stand at the intersection of Main and Depot Streets.

Good deeds are planned Saturday as Boy Scouts team up with U.S. Forest Service employees and volunteers to work on projects along the upper Applegate River.

GRANTS PASS, Ore. - Workers taking apart a dam on the Rogue River in Southern Oregon say they're at the end of the first part of the work.

The House Natural Resources Committee and the Senate Energy Committee are expected to hold a hearing on these bills in the near future.

By Tove Tupper A June 19, 2009 A WHITE CITY, Ore. - Corporate signs along the Upper Rogue River are raising questions about sponsorship of the river's most beautiful stretches.

By Tove Tupper A June 17, 2009 A CENTRAL POINT, Ore. - The Oregon Department of Forestry has announced Friday as the official start date for fire season.

Fire season starts Friday on forest and brush lands in Jackson and Josephine counties.

Oregon Caves National Monument would be expanded by more than 4,000 acres and nearly 143 miles of lower Rogue River tributaries added to the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act in bills reintroduced Tuesday by Oregon's U.S. Sen.

A health advisory prompted by high algae levels found in Lost Creek Lake, located 30 miles northeast of Medford on the Rogue River, was issued today by the Oregon Department of Human Services and the Jackson County Health Department.

The public will have an opportunity Tuesday to see four videos that won a contest for middle and high school students.