Continued from Sept. 7 2022But by now most of the Oregon City residents were Protestants, and McLoughlin was Catholic. This would be no big deal today, and the Hudson’s Bay Company employees were also very broad-minded about such things – half of them being French voyageurs, after all – but[Read More…]

Originally printed in the Oct. 30, 2002 edition of the Illinois Valley News Fall is one of my favorite seasons of the year. Especially the cooler days, I look forward to them all summer. Even the rain usually has a welcome sound and calming effect on the area. Colors in[Read More…]

Josh Subow – AP Sports Writer FRESNO, Calif. (AP) —Jack Colletto scored on a 2-yard run on the final play of the game and Oregon State rallied for a 35-32 victory over Fresno State on Saturday night.The Beavers (2-0) initially appeared ready to go for a game-tying field goal before[Read More…]

By Anne M. Peterson – AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Bo Nix threw for 277 yards and five touchdowns and Oregon rebounded from its season-opening loss to Georgia with a 70-14 rout of Eastern Washington on Saturday night.It was Oregon’s 20th straight win at Autzen Stadium and its[Read More…]

(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, Sept. 4*Dumpster divers tore into trash cans behind Shop Smart and Grocery Outlet at 4:13 a.m.[Read More…]

Sept. 15**SB-762 – Wildfire Risk Map – Public action meeting. Learn about options to undo SB-762 at Josephine County Fairgrounds. 6:30 to 8:30 For more information call Ron Smith 541-660-4185 Sept. 16**IVHS Football 7 p.m. Home against Oakland **Illinois Valley Garden Club: First meeting of the season. Round table discussion[Read More…]

Illinois Valley News welcomes letters to the editor. Please e-mail them to dan@illinois-valley-news.com (Editor’s Note: Views and commentary, including statements made as fact are strictly those of the letter writers.) Open Letter to the Bureau of Land Management:My wife and I visit the French Flat area off of Rockydale Road[Read More…]

I get a lot of questions about what is happening with the Junction Inn. This is the current update. First keep in mind that this has been and will remain a slow process. As frustrating and slowly this has moved along, courts do not hastily make decisions when it comes[Read More…]