Construction excise fees were increased to benefit Grants Pass School District 7 at the Sept. 21 Board of Josephine County Commissioners’ weekly business session.The GPSD7 board voted to increase these fees in the fall of 2016, but the governments of Grants Pass and Josephine County were not notified of this[Read More…]
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Feedback on teacher vaccine mandates sought
Feedback on Teacher Vaccine Mandates The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has received a petition to repeal OAR 333-019-1030, which is related to COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Teachers and School Staff. You are invited to submit written comments on the rule and petition to repeal. Comments may be filed[Read More…]
Tuff Trucks 2022!
Today in History: The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 31, the 243rd day of 2022. There are 122 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Aug. 31, 2010, President Barack Obama ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, declaring no victory after seven years of bloodshed and telling those divided over the war in[Read More…]
2022 Lions Club Labor Day Festival
Get ready to celebrate “Spirit of the Illinois Valley” with the Illinois Valley Lions Club Labor Day Festival being held September 3, 4 and 5 at the Jubilee Park in Cave Junction. This is the 49th year that the IV Lions have hosted this festival for all the communities of[Read More…]
Biscuit Fire Anniversary
Biscuit Fire – Originally ran in Aug. 7, 2002 edition of the Illinois Valley NewsFire dragon starts to run, but danger lurks: I.V. blesses, thanks firefighters by Sherri Hopper A week after the Tuesday, July 30 public meeting during which fire officials stood before residents of Illinois Valley and requested[Read More…]
State Forester announces next steps for statewide wildfire risk map
August 4, 2022 | Climate change, News releases, Wildfire Cal Mukumoto, Oregon State Forester and Director of the Oregon Department of Forestry, issued the following statement today: Oregon’s wildfire environment has changed significantly in the past decade. Climate change is bringing us hotter, drier summers and historic levels of drought,[Read More…]
Fire fanger level increases to ‘Extreme’ in Jackson and Josephine counties
The change in restrictions will affect ODF Southwest Oregon District-protected lands JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (August 1, 2022) – Due to dry vegetation, hot conditions, thunderstorms and numerous active fires in the region, the fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry in Jackson and[Read More…]
SB 762 Defensible Space Code meeting set
The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal has announced a series of town hall meetings to talk about the 2022 Oregon Defensible Space Code (SB 762), its development, timelines, and upcoming opportunities for community input. The OSFM has been working through a process with the Oregon Defensible Space[Read More…]
Representatives Morgan and Wallan Call for Revised Wildfire Risk Map
SALEM, Ore. – Representatives Lily Morgan (R-Grants Pass) and Kim Wallan (R-Medford) sent a letter to the Governor’s Office and the Department of Forestry calling for a revised wildfire risk map after hearing complaints from their constituents about the current map. “The current map is simply unacceptable. I am disheartened[Read More…]
