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January 18** Kerbyville Museum will be collecting cans at the Cans for Kids site behind Chevron in Cave Junction.We plan to use earnings for pamphlets for the children who come to the museum with parents, classes and various organizations. TUESDAYS** Food Pantry 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Cave Junction Adventist/Community[Read More…]
Illinois Valley News welcomes letters to the editor. Please e-mail them to laura@theivnews.com (Editor’s Note: Views and commentary, including statements made as fact are strictly those of the letter writers.) Call to ActionI strongly support the current protests that occurred on January 9th at Josephine County Courthouse, which “fault the[Read More…]
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Linda Ann Crawford, 81, was Jan. 28, 1943 in Erie, Pa. to Albert and Fannie Benacci and died Jan. 10, 2025 in Grants Pass, Ore.Linda leaves behind her sister Grayce; children: Susan, Mark and Matthew; grandchildren: Chelsea, Chrystle, Chawna, Scott and Logan; and great-grandchildren: Lily, Bryce, Zoey, Ella, Nash,[Read More…]
Freshmen Commissioners Chris Barnett and Ron Smith had a wild first week. The pair were sworn in Jan. 6, and their first act was to be led through a storm by recalled John West.Recall results were certified on Jan. 8, which was when West was required to leave office.Sixteen citizens[Read More…]
Short-nosed Scorpionfly (Genus Brachypanorpa) This week we’ll meet—what IS that thing? First, don’t panic! As crazy as this week’s crawly looks, he’s totally harmless! Meet the Short-nosed Scorpionfly (Genus Brachypanorpa). Despite its common name, the scorpion fly is neither a scorpion nor a fly. It’s a Mecoptera a very small[Read More…]
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Josephine Community Transit services were unaffected by a fire that engulfed a vehicle at the Josephine County Public Works charging area. No one was harmed in the fire, and similar vehicles have been temporarily taken out of service as a precaution.The 35-foot, low-floor Gillig Battery Electric[Read More…]
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — A previous Josephine County commissioner has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board of Josephine County Commissioners.Josephine County commissioners voted 2-0 to appoint Andreas Blech to fill the vacant Position 1 on the board and complete the remainder of a four-year term that began[Read More…]
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Matthew BrownAssociated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday abruptly dropped its nascent plan to protect old-growth forests after getting pushback from Republicans and the timber industry.The move was announced by U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore in a letter to forest supervisors.It brings a sudden end[Read More…]
