Originally ran in the Jan. 5, 1972 edition of the Illinois Valley News Robert and Myrna Olson and little daughter Sharon visited Myrna’s parents, Frank and Marie Gibbons, for four days for the Christmas holidays. They left for their home in Camino, California on the 28th.George and Opal Martin’s son[Read More…]

John MichaelsIVN Contributing Writer The Illinois Valley High School softball team had a good start, but a miserable ending in three Special District 6 league games against Lost River last week. The Lady Cougars are now 7-5 on the year with a 7-2 mark in District 6 play. I.V. is[Read More…]

John MichaelsIVN Contributing Writer The Lorna Byrne Middle School track team had its first meet recently, competing in a Southern Oregon Middle School Athletic Association meet hosted by St. Mary’s in Medford. The Vikings had an exceptionally good afternoon with both the boys’ and girls’ squads finishing second out of[Read More…]

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Clare PastoreUniversity of Southern California On April 22, 2024, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could radically change how cities respond to the growing problem of homelessness. It also could significantly worsen the nation’s racial justice gap.City of Grants Pass v. Johnson began when a small city in[Read More…]

About two-thirds of the fire departments across Oregon – all smaller agencies – received up to $35,000 to hire more firefighters during the season Lynne TerryOregon Capital Chronicle As Oregon approaches this year’s wildfire season, state officials are distributing $6 million in grants to help local fire agencies bolster their[Read More…]

John MichaelsIVN contributing writer The Illinois Valley High School track team had a pair of meets this week, sending a squad of underclassmen to the Bob Newland Frosh/Soph Classic at South Medford High School Friday and a sizable contingent to the Timber Country Coca-Cola/Champion Car Wash Twilight Invitational at Roseburg[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…]

Share It! Luke 24:13-48A lot of people talk generally about Jesus and Christianity, but they don’t recognize Jesus as the Son of God. I think they want to believe, but something keeps them from recognizing Him as the Messiah.After all, why wouldn’t you want to believe in heaven? Knowing that[Read More…]