It has been a very busy summer for me. I have had travel time, grandkids for two months, several groups of visitors, and my daughter from Australia. I will be in Portland this week to see my daughter back off to Townsville and bring one of my granddaughters back after[Read More…]
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IVHS Alumni & Friends need help now or scaling back
Each Fourth of July weekend Illinois Valley High School Alumni & Friends raises scholarship money by providing ReunionMania, but due to lack of helping hands, the nonprofit has to scale back its activities.Board President JoAnna Gavlik, Class of 1999, gave some history to the Illinois Valley News: “IVHS Alumni &[Read More…]
Save the date
July 23**Healing Hearts & Hooves, 6th annual dinner and auction night, ticket for sale at https://ticketstripe.com/hhhdinner. At the beautiful Augustino Estate Vineyard, 400 Brown Road, O’Brien, Saturday, July 23 at 5 p.m. There will be a raffle, silent/dessert/live auction. Music by Gary Margason and food catered by Casa Amiga tickets.[Read More…]
Deputy, concerts funding secured
At their July 13 meeting, the Josephine County Commissioners were petitioned to provide funding to the Concerts in the Park series at Jubilee Park and renew an agreement for Cave Junction’s contract deputy.In a letter to the commissioners, the I.V. Chamber of Commerce stated, “The Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce[Read More…]
Council hears sales tax proposal
Hot topics were presented when the Cave Junction City Council convened July 11 before a packed room at City Hall.The most pressing topic of the meeting was Josephine County Commissioner Dan DeYoung’s presentation about funding local law enforcement. DeYoung started out strong, pointing out that the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office[Read More…]
Light-hearted original play ‘Look In My Eyes’ tackles alcoholism and other social woes
In an original musical theater libretto, called “Look In My Eyes,” written and directed by Keri Moore, a local songwriter and playwright in Southern Oregon. An originator and outside the box thinker, her play is a story for our times about a once great Shakespearean actor who falls from grace[Read More…]
Driver of July 16 fatality released
On July 16, 2022 at approximately 12:55 p.m. a deputy from the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a motor vehicle near the 5500 block of Rockydale Road in Cave Junction. The vehicle sped up attempting to elude law enforcement. The vehicle began driving recklessly and the deputy terminated[Read More…]
OSP seeks help with hit and run
On July 18, 2022, the Oregon State Police responded to a report of a hit and run crash involving a bicyclist that occurred on U.S. Highway 199-mile post 27, just south of Kerby, Oregon. The crash occurred sometime between the late evening hours of July 17, or the early morning[Read More…]
Be Fire Aware: Fire Restrictions in Effect on Bureau of Land Management Public Lands in Medford District
MEDFORD, Ore. – As the weather continues to warm and fire danger increases, Bureau of Land Management Medford District officials are implementing public use restrictions on BLM-managed lands in southern Oregon. Starting July 18, 2022, at 12:01 a.m., certain activities on BLM-managed lands in Jackson and Josephine Counties will be restricted[Read More…]
Fire Danger Level Increases to High, IFPL 2 on ODF-Protected Lands in Jackson and Josephine Counties
JACKSON & JOSEPHINE COUNTIES, Ore. (July 15, 2022) – The fire danger level on lands protected by the Oregon Department of Forestry Southwest Oregon District will increase to “high” (yellow) and the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) will increase to Level 2 (two) on Monday, July 18, 2022 at 12:01[Read More…]