Last week I made my annual journey east to watch a NASCAR race with my father, something we have been doing for 30 years. This year we went to the street race in Chicago and it did not disappoint. What was disappointing? I didn’t have a single dog or Italian[Read More…]
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From the Mayor’s Desk
Summer is for real now, and major projects are in process or planning. If you were wondering what is happening just north of the Dollar Tree store, the city is brushing scrub off the site for the bulk water station. This will last all week.Quotes for the splash pad will[Read More…]
Land Steward Field Training Sept. 12 – Dec. 12
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Join Oregon State University’s Forestry and Natural Resources Extension for the Land Stewards field training in Jackson County to help you sustainably manage your property.The Land Steward training helps folks living on rural land achieve their dreams for their property through weekly lessons, field visits, presentations[Read More…]
Save the date
July 16Join us for Cornhole for a Cause on Sunday, July 16, starting at 10 a.m. at Schroeder Park. This exciting event, benefiting the Toby Fund (animal nonprofit), offers a day of cornhole fun while supporting a great cause. Located at 605 Schroeder Ln, Grants Pass, OR, the park offers[Read More…]
JoCo Equity Project and RCC looking for minority business owners
Are you a local minority business owner? Do you wish you had more support, more connections, or more resources? The Equity Project is working in partnership with the Rogue Community College Small Business Development Center to gather input from minority business owners. Responses will guide the creation of new programs[Read More…]
State Champ Rings
2nd annual Soapbox Derby was a smash!
It was Illinois Valley High School Alumni Weekend and the city of Cave Junction was buzzing with activity Saturday, July 1, especially on top of the hill at Schumacher St. The second annual Cave Junction Soapbox Derby, a fundraiser for the nonprofit Main Street Cave Junction, entertained a good-sized crowd,[Read More…]
One more pot grow busted in the Illinois Valley
On June 23, 2023, the Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team executed a search warrant in the 30000 block of Redwood Highway, O’Brien, regarding an illegal marijuana grow site. The search warrant was executed with the assistance of Rogue Area Drug Enforcement, Oregon State Police, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives[Read More…]
Commissioners rebuke ‘young adult’ book content at WBS
Controversial library material for children was addressed at the June 28 weekly business session of the Board of Josephine County Commissioners when Cave Junction resident Dave Blaylock reported what he believed was “obsene material” in the young adults’ section of the Cave Junction Library.Blaylock provided the commissioners with photocopies of[Read More…]
Large road bicycle tour coming to Lake Selmac
Bicycle Rides Northwest bringing 300 riders to the area as part of July 8-15 tour Bend, OR, May 13, 2023 – Nonprofit tour operator Bicycle Rides Northwest, based in Bend, Oregon, is bringing a large-scale, fully supported road-bicycle tour through Cave Junction on Thursday, July 13, staying overnight at the[Read More…]