William Edward Hart, 84, of Cave Junction died March 30, 2023, at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Arrangements with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A Celebration of Life for Gilly Squire will be April 15, 2-4 at the I.V. Grange, 3763 Holland Loop Rd, CJ
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More details on the I.V. Fire Resiliency Project
Anita Savio IVN contributing writer Funds for wildfire fuels reduction in areas of Cave Junction and Kerby will soon be coming down the pike to protect against forest fires ripping through those two communities. The Community Wildfire Defense Grant program is part of President Biden’s $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.According[Read More…]
Tee Tattler
Happy spring greetings from the Illinois Valley Country Club!OK, looks like finally we will be getting the spring weather going. Men’s Club will be starting our twilight league starting April 17 and 19–whoo hoo!I missed putting a column in last week as my daughter and her friend invited me and[Read More…]
County media policy amended
Siege Schatza – IVN copy editor The Josephine County Commissioners updated the county’s media policy for the first time since 1998 at their March 22 meeting, held at Grants Pass’ Anne G. Basker Auditorium.The crux of the policy amendment is to encourage county department heads to coordinate press releases with[Read More…]
Oregon halts electric vehicle rebates due to demand, money
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will temporarily suspend rebates for buying or leasing an electric vehicle for a year starting in May because too many people are applying and the program is running out of money, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Thursday.A growing number of Oregonians are buying or leasing electric vehicles,[Read More…]
Civil Air Patrol addresses county
Siege Schatza – IVN copy editor The Grants Pass Civil Air Patrol delivered a presentation at the March 22 Board of Josephine County Commissioners’ weekly business session to inform the board of their desire to extend their stay and make upgrades to their current facility.This meeting was held at Anne[Read More…]
IVFROG gets needed funds for wildfire risk reduction
A public announcement was made March 20 by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announcing that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is investing $197 million in 100 project proposals benefiting 22 states and seven tribes, as part of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program.Cheryl Nelson, engagement coordinator for the Illinois[Read More…]
Lions turn 75!
Oregon lawmakers approve $200M for housing, homelessness
Claire RushAssociated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers passed a sweeping $200 million housing and homelessness package on Tuesday, displaying a bipartisan will to tackle two of the state’s most pressing crises.The vast majority of the funding — about $157 million — is aimed at boosting homelessness[Read More…]
Nifty Tidbits:
Originally printed in the Feb. 11, 2004 edition of the Illinois Valley News Recently I have been reading a biography of John Adams, President of the United States and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. It has given a greater appreciation for our “Founding Fathers” and the[Read More…]