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______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This is to give notice that on Monday, January 9, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. the Cave Junction City Council is scheduled to conduct a meet in accordance with Land Use Hearing Rules and ORS 197.763, will hold a Public Hearing to consider a Zone Change and a Land Partition[Read More…]
Senior Spotlight
Save the Date
Jan. 4No I.V. News deliveredWednesday, Jan. 4. Happy New Year! We will return Jan. 11. Jan. 10**Illinois Valley Amateur Radio Club (IVARC) will be having our monthly meeting @ 6pm at Wild River Pizza in CJ. As well as our meeting at Wild River every second Tuesday at 6pm, we[Read More…]
Obituaries
Kenneth Ray Holmes, 59, of Selma, died peacefully in his sleep Dec.16, 2022.He was born Nov. 7, 1963 in Jeannette, Penn. In 2020 he moved to Selma from Smithton, Penn.Crazy Kenny was louder than life and full of love and laughter. He had immeasurable pride for his daughters and wholeheartedly[Read More…]
Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Dec. 28, the 362nd day of 2022. There are three days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Dec. 28, 2014, the war in Afghanistan, fought for 13 bloody years and still raging, came to a formal end with a quiet flag-lowering ceremony in Kabul that marked[Read More…]
Nifty Tidbits
Originally printed in the March 26, 2003 edition of the Illinois Valley News There are many people who have moved to southern Oregon because of the small town atmosphere. Small towns frequently have people who have to work closely together to solve the problems which occur. Selma is one of[Read More…]
Crawlies with Cri: Clark’s nutcracker and whitebark pine
In honor of the whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) receiving endangered species status Dec. 14, this week we’ll revisit the whitebarks’ keystone species; Clark’s nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana).If you’ve ever been to Crater Lake, you have no doubt already met this week’s crawly, the Clark’s Nutcracker Even if you’re familiar with them,[Read More…]
Tales from the Rural Patrol
(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, Dec. 18*At 10:32 a.m. a damsel claimed to be in distress in the 100 block of[Read More…]
Tee Tattler
Seasons’ Greetings from the Illinois Valley Country Club golf course!Hoping everyone had a nice Christmas and wishing you all a Happy New Year!This week surprisingly the weather broke a couple times long enough for us to get out and have some skins competition.Monday through Thursday was not so great, but[Read More…]