Anita Savio, IVN contributing writer The fate of psilocybin-related businesses in Josephine County was decided by the voters this last election round. But some confusion remains. In 2020 the Oregon Legislature passed Measure 109, authorizing the Oregon Health Authority to create a program to permit licensed service providers to administer[Read More…]
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Originally printed in the Feb. 26, 2003 edition of the Illinois Valley News Before the invention of telescopes, astronomers were aware of five objects in space which did not move the same way as stars. They called these objects planets, from the Greek word “piano” which means wandering. Mercury, Venus,[Read More…]
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(Editor’s note: Factual information for ‘Tales’ is provided by the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.) Sunday, Nov. 27*A leadfooted driver in a red 2011 Dodge dually pickup truck was rocketing down Rockydale[Read More…]
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Accept Peace“A great company of the heavenly host appeared … praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests’” (Luke 2:13–14).The peace the angels proclaimed wasn’t a proclamation of world peace or a declaration of the end[Read More…]
Today in History: The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of 2022. There are 24 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Dec. 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched an air raid on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as well as targets in Malaya, Hong Kong,[Read More…]
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Staying Healthy While You TravelThere’s one thing that you definitely should not bring home for the holidays – and that’s a fever. Doctors across the country have warned people to protect themselves from the “tripledemic,” which refers to the combined threat of respiratory syncytial virus or RSV, the flu and[Read More…]
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Dec. 10**IVFD will be hosting Santa Claus Saturday, Dec. 10 from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. Cookies, coffee and hot chocaloate will be served. Grab your camera and head to 682 Caves Hwy. **Saturday, Dec 10, 3-6 p.m. at the Illinois Valley Visitor Center the Chamber presents … The Santa’s[Read More…]