“The Show From Below” with DJ Unsupervised said he named his radio program after the belief, “Meaningful change will only come from below.”A first time DJ, Unsupervised, a.k.a., Garland Williams, became involved with KXCJ by way of the Illinois Valley News and the Cave Junction Farmers’ Market in May 2022[Read More…]
Author: Iris Chinook
City sends evacuees to Red Cross at RCC in GP
The city of Cave Junction has made the decision to prohibit the use of Jubilee Park as an evacuation site for Valley residents. The official evacuation center for the Smith River Complex wildfire is Rogue Community College’s gym on their Redwood Campus in Grants Pass. The American Red Cross is[Read More…]
Pop up public health services at Jubilee Park
The flow of traffic between Grants Pass and Cave Junction gets a little bit busier on Wednesdays. Josephine County organizations, largely centered in Grants Pass, pack up and drive to the Illinois Valley to do their important work for the Pop Up Public Health Wednesdays project. A similar effort began[Read More…]
KXCJ new DJ Deep Field interview
KXCJ-LP, the Valley’s very own community radio station, has a new DJ. Rob Lark, under the name DJ Deep Fields, hosts his show “Exploratorium” every Tuesday night from 8-10 p.m.Lark, talking about the inspiration for his alias, said, “In astronomy, a Deep Field image is captured when a telescope focuses[Read More…]
A jewel in the Valley teaches craft to children
Local jeweler Bobbi Blakely has been adding value to the Illinois Valley since 1989, both with her faith and her metalsmithing skills. She grew up in a suburb outside Chicago and after receiving a Bachelor of Art in central Illinois she worked as a jeweler and a designer in a[Read More…]
Illinois Valley Branch Library set for remodel and expansion
The expansion and remodel of the Illinois Valley Branch Library building is getting closer.If you are one of the people that shared your ideas and visions of what the I.V. branch of our public library could be, then you’ll be happy to know that Josephine County Library is planning to[Read More…]
‘Plant our Future’ theme for Garden Club district meeting
Just in time for spring, the Illinois Valley chapter of National Garden Clubs will be hosting the Siskiyou District meeting April 18, 2023. The Illinois Valley Garden Club (IVGC) will host a meeting attracting members from sister garden clubs located in Grants Pass, Medford, Ashland, Central Point and Jacksonville to[Read More…]
Dr. Rock N’ Stein awakens Valley on KXCJ community radio
Iris Chinook – IVN contributing writer The Illinois Valley’s community radio station, KXCJ-LP, has a new DJ, Jeremy Schaum, whose on-air monikers will really give you something to ponder. Schaum hosts two shows: “Arcane Pulse” as Dr. Rock N’ Stein and “Creature from the Deep” as Captain Seafoam.Schaum has been[Read More…]
Healthy U gets a new executive director
The recently hired executive director of Healthy U is excited to share her ideas for new programs, as well as for the revitalization of a few older ones.Sarah Kitting moved to the Valley in 2020 with her husband and their one-year-old child. Kitting grew up in central Pennsylvania and moved[Read More…]