Ian Rose Oregon Capital Chronicle Conservationists want President Joe Biden to issue an executive order to protect beavers, Oregon’s state animal. (Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)A group of scientists, nonprofit organizations and advocates from Oregon and around the country have asked President Joe Biden to issue an executive order[Read More…]

Illinois Valley News welcomes letters to the editor. Please e-mail them to dan@theivnews.com POLICY ON LETTERS:‘Illinois Valley News’ encourages letters to the editor provided they are legible and not libelous or scurrilous. All letters must be signed, including name, address and telephone number. The latter need not be published, but[Read More…]

What’s in Your Water Jar? – John 4:5-42So, Jesus is at a well talking to a socially outcast Samaritan woman who recognizes that this amazing man might just be the Messiah. So, she says, “I know that Messiah is coming and when he comes, he will proclaim all things to[Read More…]

(Editor’s note: Factual information for ‘Tales’ is provided by the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.) Sunday, March 5*A fellow claimed he did not intend to burn down a house in the 2000[Read More…]

Happy nearly-spring greetings from the golf course at the Illinois Valley Country Club!Only one week until the first day of spring. With the weather we had the past few weeks, one surely wouldn’t expect that!In players’ news this week, we could not get onto the course for lack of grass,[Read More…]

GRANTS PASS, Oregon (AP) — A lawsuit over the death of a man who was killed by Oregon State Police outside his home in southern Oregon in 2015 has been settled for $1.6 million after a lengthy legal odyssey, the Grants Pass Daily Courier reported.The settlement includes an apology from[Read More…]

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