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As Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month concludes, Oregon officials are reminding workers that Paid Leave Oregon may provide financial support when they need time away from work to care for a family member living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. According to state officials, nearly 79,000 Oregonians age[Read More...] The post Support For Workers Caring For Loved Ones With Alzheimer’s appeared first on Rogue River Press.

As June comes to a close, the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) is highlighting the importance of family reunification and the programs designed to help children safely return home after involvement with the child welfare system. State officials say child welfare practices have changed dramatically over the past two[Read More...] The post Oregon Highlights Family Reunification Efforts appeared first on Rogue River Press.

After much more bearable temperatures this week, the heat returns this weekend — low to mid-90s for daytime highs — with a shot at triple digits early next week. That’s not great news for Oregon’s fish. The state’s snowpack was at a record-breaking low this spring, and much of the[Read More...] The post The Heat Will Be Back On Starting This Weekend appeared first on Rogue River Press.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office will reduce the operational capacity of the Jackson County Jail beginning July 1, citing rising operating costs and ongoing budget constraints that Sheriff Nate Sickler says can no longer be absorbed without affecting other public safety services. The change includes the closure of the jail’s[Read More...] The post Jackson County Jail Reduces Capacity appeared first on Rogue River Press.

Mayor Pam VanArsdale said that former Planning Commission member Brady Lockwood had withdrawn her application to be appointed to the City Council to fill the final months of the late Sharie Davis’s term at the Rogue River City Council meeting on Thursday, June 25. “Her schedule this fall is going[Read More...] The post RR City May Have Council Appointee appeared first on Rogue River Press.

The Evans Valley Fire District Board of Directors appeared to reach an agreement with Chief Tom Davidson in negotiating the chief’s contract at its Thurs., June 18 meeting. The board approved changes to Section 13 of the contract, which deals with discipline and discharge. Director Jesse Meinerts asked if, on[Read More...] The post EVFD Board, Chief Reach An Agreement appeared first on Rogue River Press.

When Patrick Lee walked out of the Administration Building of the Rogue River School District on Tuesday, June 23, his final day as superintendent, climbed into his vehicle and headed home, he could finally turn off his cell phone. When he did, it would be the first time in 18[Read More...] The post Lee Steps Away To Recover, Reconnect appeared first on Rogue River Press.

The River Valley team, made up of players from Rogue River’s and Gold Valley’s Little Leagues, went 0-2 in the ages 9-to-11 baseball bracket at the District 8 All-Star Baseball and Softball Tournaments at Central Point June 20-21. River Valley team fell in the opening round to eventual runner-up Del[Read More...] The post River Valley Team Fights Hard At Tourney appeared first on Rogue River Press.

This might be the Year of Jake Samuels, again, at Grants Pass Downs. One of regional horse racing’s top jockeys of the last 10 years, and after a short break away from racing, Samuels is back to win race after race on the entire Northwest racing circuit. Samuels was aboard[Read More...] The post Samuels Falls, Comes Back To Win The Big Race appeared first on Rogue River Press.

David Dick spent 29 years as a first responder at the Port of Portland, taking on a variety of duties at the ports on both the Willamette and the Columbia Rivers. He was not a longshoreman, he said at the annual Rogue River All-Alumni Picnic at Palmerton Park, held every[Read More...] The post Early Rooster Crow History appeared first on Rogue River Press.