Gold Hill News

The historic Rock Point Bridge north of Gold Hill is slated to be closed as long as five months when it undergoes intensive refurbishing starting later this summer, transportation officials say.

Uncle Sam has unleashed $5 million in federal stimulus funds to remove 105-year-old Gold Ray Dam on the Rogue River.

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.

Promoted as a portal to the paranormal, the Oregon Vortex actually operates like a lot of tourist traps: you show up, pay, and leave with a kitschy souvenir.

KDRV Staff A June 12, 2009 A MEDFORD, Ore.-- Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms caused problems throughout Southern Oregon Friday night.

A swift-water rescue team pulled a man from Class IV rapids near Gold Hill Friday afternoon after his attempt to tube through the run developed problems.

This summer the economy makes it necessary for many travelers to stay at home. Travel doesn't have to take you miles away; it can be right around the corner.

Lightning strikes throughout the weekend sent wildlands fire crews scurrying Sunday to douse at least a dozen hot spots throughout Jackson County.

Fire-fighting crews from the Oregon Department of Forestry's Medford Unit found eleven fires in the wake of Saturday's thunderstorms, according to ODF specialists.

KDRV Staff A May 29, 2009 A GOLD HILL, Ore. - The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is limiting salmon fishing on the Rogue River.

"Ditch the workout; join the party," says Autumn Michaelis. She is wearing an electric pink top and black tights as she stretches her legs and adjusts a cordless headset microphone.

Like other education leaders in the state, School District 6 officials hope for the best and plan for the worst.

MOVING SALE! Thursday-Saturday, 8am-6pm. Refrigerator-runs good, 1991 Ford Aerostar van-runs good, baby clothes-boy and girl, petite women's clothes, car parts, farm equipment-Daizy Rake, spring tooth, double bottom plow, ditcher, rototiller; odds & ends.

Head out with mom to one of a number of Mother's Day events taking place around the valley today.

As you pass the Rock Point exit on Interstate 5, it's hard to miss the large vineyard off to the north.

By Ron Brown A April 27, 2009 A MEDFORD, Ore. - The Ku Klux Klan arrived in Southern Oregon in 1922, at a time when the orchard boom was going bust, drought was producing a water war, and many people were suspicious of government and big business.

A motorcycle crash claimed the life of a 69-year-old Gold Hill man on Old Sam's Valley Road Saturday, police said.

A reader asks, "What can you tell me about the history of that Jacksonville brick building with the cute little cupola on it?" After answers to a few orientation questions, we learn the building, on the southwest side of California Street, is currently occupied by Christian Discount Books.

Five people were injured Tuesday after a blown tire apparently caused their vehicle to spin and roll out of control on Interstate 5. Brady T. Sether, 20, of Grants Pass was driving the 1988 Toyota 4Runner north near Milepost 119 when the tire blew at about 3 p.m., according to an Oregon State Police report.

A Gold Hill man shot during an altercation with an irate miner two weeks ago likely will be home soon after multiple surgeries to try to save his arm, but friends say it may be six months before he knows whether the surgeons succeeded.