Gwen BarringerIVN Contributing Writer National Missing Persons Day was Feb. 3. According to the list that is available on oregon.gov, there are 1,231 people currently missing from the state of Oregon, and approximately 50 of those people are missing from Josephine County. Many of these individuals once called the Illinois[Read More…]

The Illinois Valley High School 2024 Safe and Sober Graduation Committee is seeking community donations for their annual Safe and Sober Graduation Night. While many of us may be familiar with this annual tradition, this year the committee has an additional idea in mind for the current graduating class.The Safe[Read More…]

The Cave Junction City Council held their first meeting of the year at City Hall Jan. 8. During the meeting the council passed a sign ordinance after the second reading of Ordinance No. 602.The ordinance serves to amend the city’s municipal code to include specific rules and regulations for portable[Read More…]

Lil Pantry signage was a tall topic at the Cave Junction City Council meeting held Dec. 11 at City Hall.During the public hearing intended to discuss the estimated size of the sign for the city’s upcoming Lil Pantry gas station and convenience store, Rogue Valley Council of Governments Associate Land[Read More…]

Gwen BarringerIVN Contributing Writer Josephine County’s Toys for Tots program and the Illinois Valley Toy Drive are getting ready to hold their annual toy distribution events. While Toys for Tots is still seeking parents and guardians who would like to use their program to improve their family’s holiday season, they[Read More…]

The Cave Junction City Council reconvened at City Hall for their regularly scheduled meeting Nov. 13. While this meeting was relatively short, many important updates were given to the council, and councilors also voted in a new member of the Parks and Recreation Commission.Mayor Meadow Martell and Councilors Tina Casey[Read More…]

Josephine County’s local nonpartisan organization Citizens for Responsible Government held a public meeting at Wild River Brewery and Pizza Nov. 12 to discuss Measure 17-116, which will be on the May 2024 ballot. If passed, this measure would repeal and replace Josephine County’s current charter. The replacement charter would not[Read More…]

Sheriff Dave Daniel gave a presentation hosted by Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce at Wild River Pizza Oct. 20 that outlined his idea to create a Josephine County Law Enforcement Service District. If successful, this plan, which will be presented to the voters on the November ballot, would rely on[Read More…]

On Thursday, Oct. 19, the Parks & Recreation Commission met at Cave Junction City Hall to discuss the logistics of putting together a 2023 Veterans Day celebration Nov. 11. While there are still some aspects of this plan that require fine tuning, it is obvious that the idea comes from[Read More…]

It’s time to grab your dice, get some friends together and head on down to Sabre and Cannon, Cave Junction’s new tabletop gaming store and club!Longtime Illinois Valley resident Jerry Barringer held the grand opening of his new shop, Sabre and Cannon Tabletop Games Oct. 7. This unique addition to[Read More…]