Just My Cup Of Tea was a column that ran in the ‘70s.Originally ran in the July 1, 1971 edition of the Illinois Valley News Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Higgins, Dick George Road, took their guests Mr. and Mrs. C.N. McDaniel and Bill Harmon for a Sunday afternoon drive to[Read More…]

Hello from a very smoky golf course this week! Getting right to it, in Men’s Club action, we started the finals for twilight league: -Kerby Electric was defeated by Cascade Auto -D&B won out over True Value -Bud Bros beat Pacific Ridgeline -And Taylor’s Sausage squeaked by Valley Fab Cascade[Read More…]

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2023. There are 123 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Aug. 30, 2021, the United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war with the Taliban back in power, as Air Force transport planes carried a remaining[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.) *Publisher’s Note: For decades, Illinois Valley News has published our unique version of the log entries from[Read More…]

The U.S. AQI is EPA’s index for reporting air quality.How does the AQI work?Think of the AQI as a yardstick that runs from 0 to 500. The higher the AQI value, the greater the level of air pollution and the greater the health concern. For example, an AQI value of[Read More…]

One of the many pollutants found in wildfire smoke is particle pollution, which is a mix of very tiny solid and liquid particles suspended in air. How tiny? Many of the particles in wildfire smoke are no larger than one third the diameter of your hair. These particles are so[Read More…]