PORTLAND, Ore., – Gas prices are rising in most states as April begins due to seasonal factors. And the West Coast is also impacted by ongoing refinery issues in California, making prices climb more rapidly in this region. Pump prices typically increase this time of year due to refinery maintenance[Read More…]

April 4** Waldo Mining District 173rd Birthday Party! Everyone is welcome! Potluck at 6 p.m. Party at 7 p.m. @ Bridgeview Church, 5181 Holland Loop Rd, Cave Junction. Questions – Sam 503-602-4860 April 5** FREE ADMISSION What: “A New Lookout – A New Outlook” Join IVFROG for a Community-Wide CELEBRATION[Read More…]

Former Selma resident, Buck Carlos Gene Arby Ward Jr., 58, of Muskogee, Okal., died March 19, 2025 in Selma as a result of an automobile accident. Arrangements with Illinois Valley Funeral Directors. David Scott “Dave” Conas, 58, of Selma, died March 24, 2025, at his home. Arrangements with Illinois Valley[Read More…]

CB DavisIVN contributing writer “It’s a rigorous process that requires hard work and dedication, but it is also a tremendous achievement for those who complete it,” IVFD Chief John Holmes IVFD depends on volunteers and these are its newest members. The March 5, 2025 edition of the Illinois Valley News[Read More…]

Julia ShumwayOregon Capital Press Thousands of Oregonians submitted letters opposing a Republican senator’s long-shot attempt to ask voters whether to repeal the state’s decades-old mail voting law, swamping the Legislature’s website on Monday.The outcry against Sen. David Brock Smith’s Senate Bill 210 could serve as a preview of what’s to[Read More…]

Nigel JaquissOregon Journalism Project State Rep. Tawna Sanchez (D-Portland), co-chair of the Legislature’s budget-writing Joint Ways and Means Committee, has long been interested in increasing state taxes on beer and wine (which have remained unchanged since 1977 and 1983, respectively). Sanchez convened a work group with the alcohol industry last[Read More…]

HB 3940 would add a 5-cent surcharge to help pay for wildfire costs. Nigel JaquissOregon Journalism Project A coalition of businesses and environmental groups interested in the Bottle Bill today urged lawmakers to abandon a proposal that would add a 5-cent surcharge to the existing 10-cent deposit collected on beverage[Read More…]

Nigel JaquissOregon Journalism Project The number of people who ended their lives using Oregon’s first in the nation Death With Dignity Act declined slightly in 2024, according to a new report by the Oregon Health Authority.An OHA official attributed the drop-off from 386 to 376 deaths to a 2023 statutory[Read More…]