Well, we have another letter to the editor this week questioning my honor and my willingness to fight against censorship and political corruption, so I wanted to clear up some misunderstandings that are circulating around the county.The Josephine County Commissioners voting to move county public notices from the Daily Courier[Read More…]

Feb. 14**Tuesday, Feb. 14, Illinois Valley Amateur Radio Club (IVARC) will be having our monthly meeting @ 6pm at Wild River Pizza in CJ. Kelpie Wilson from Wilson Biochar Associates, will introduce biochar and discuss how & when to add it to your garden. As well as our meeting at[Read More…]

How to Be a True Disciple – Matthew 5:1-12The Beatitudes is probably the most famous sermon ever uttered. Jesus spoke while sitting on a common mountain. But when He spoke, people were moved because they’d never heard anyone speak with such clarity and conviction. In Matthew 7:28 it says, “When[Read More…]

Josephine County Fair Board is pleased to announce Country Star, Josh Turner, will be bringing his ‘LONG BLACK TRAIN 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR’ to the Josephine County Fair Grandstands Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023!About JOSH TURNER: With his deep bass voice, Turner has sold more than six and a half million records,[Read More…]

The Josephine County Transit Department selected Outlier Construction, LLC as the contractor to construct the planned transit hub and customer service/dispatch facility located at 142 NE E St in Grants Pass. Outlier submitted the lowest bid at $1,476,600; the engineered estimate for the project was calculated to be $1,553,013.At the[Read More…]

Greetings from the Illinois Valley Country Club!In this week’s action:The new leaf blower lived up to its cost and helped me to blow all the wet piles up the hill on #9 fairway, and in doing so, they dried out enough to burn them all. I also got to finish[Read More…]

Eldred Vernon Adams died Jan. 15, 2023, at his home in Redding, Calif.. He was 92. Eldred was born in Sanger, Calif. Dec. 12, 1930, and was the only child of Birdie (Kelly) and Clay Adams. He married Joyce Streit in Fresno, Calif., and after his stint in the army,[Read More…]

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…]

The Toby Fund is pleased to announce receipt of a grant award in the amount of $5,000 from the Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation. These funds will be used to help low income owners pay pet veterinary expenses.The Toby Fund was established in 2006, and received a nonprofit designation in[Read More…]

The Three Rivers School District Board of Directors’ Jan. 18 meeting kicked off with an appreciation video from Lorna Byrne Middle School, featuring staff members and students lip syncing and dancing to popular songs by artists including Shania Twain, Taylor Swift and Celine Dion.LBMS Principal Danny Pratt addressed the board[Read More…]