We’d like to wish all of our readers and advertisers a safe and Happy New Year.

The Rogue Valley Times planned to look back at 2024 and capture the bigger events in a story published online Saturday. It will appear in the Wednesday, Jan. 1, print edition, which will be mailed to subscribers and available for single copy sales Tuesday, Dec. 31.

We look forward to a new year of serving readers and working with local advertisers. As a reminder, the Times’ two-year anniversary arrives Feb. 6, 2025.

Mourning a loss

The Times published a story online late Friday on the death of outdoors writer and Times fishing columnist Mark Freeman, who had a nearly four-decade career in the region at the Coos Bay World and, in particular, the Mail Tribune since 1989 before joining the Times as a contributor shortly after our launch in February 2023.

We deeply mourn his passing, and we will always remember his wit and humor, his dedication to the job and the impact he had on untold numbers of faithful readers. For those of us who knew Mark personally, it is an unimaginable loss.

You can read the story at rv-times.com, and it will appear in the Wednesday, Jan. 1, print edition.

Recent stories in the Times

Here are some recent stories that you can only read in the Times, some of which are at times subscriber-exclusive to offer our best reporting to loyal readers:

OUR VIEW: A commitment to community, ever-forward

Criminal trial against former Asante RN postponed for 3rd time

Helping handoff: Shady Cove couple lead free food pantry one last time

Labyrinth walk returns to Ashland for introspection, meditation ahead of new year

Guiding Santa’s sleigh: Local Realtor rallies around Christmas Eve tradition

Crater’s Tostenson, Kitchen keep running down a dream

PREP HOOPS: Crater conquers Corvallis for tourney title

Crater boys, North Medford girls earn GP Winter Kickoff crowns

BOYS HOOPS: Ashland turns back Phoenix in showdown at SOU

GIRLS HOOPS: Phoenix closes strong in 4th quarter to slide by Ashland

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— Troy Heie, editor; theie@rv-times.com / 458-488-2038