The AllCare Medical Group’s clinic in the Illinois Valley has recently added board-certified family nurse practitioner Kate Belfakih to its growing staff and she brings a compassionate message about the importance of getting timely medical care.Before becoming a nurse practitioner Belfakih spent 10 years working as a floor nurse in[Read More…]
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Save the date
May 13**IVHLC is having a clean-up day Saturday May 13, 2023, starting at 9 a.m. We need help to get the cemetery ready for Memorial Day weekend. If you have family and/or friends here at the Illinois Valley Historic Laurel Cemetery we need your time in this endeavor. This does[Read More…]
Selma indoor grow taken down
On May 8, 2023, the Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team with the assistance of Josephine County Public Health & Building Safety, executed a search warrant in the 2000 block of Thompson Creek Road, Selma, regarding an illegal indoor marijuana grow site.During the execution of the warrant, more than 500 pounds of[Read More…]
Good Shepherd Lutheran
He’s Right There – John 14:1-14“Do not let your hearts be troubled.” That’s what it says in John 14:1. For many of us today, troubled hearts seem to be the norm, especially when nothing seems normal anymore. And what’s worse, it feels like maybe nothing will ever be normal again.It[Read More…]
Remembering Ericka, still missing after 5 years
The event “A Walk For Ericka” is being held May 17 at 2 p.m.This walk is a demonstration meant to raise awareness in the case of the missing woman Ericka Renee Hogg, who disappeared from the 7800 block of Deer Creek Road in Selma May 17, 2018.What happened? According to[Read More…]
Nifty Tidbits:
Originally printed in the June 23, 2004 edition of the Illinois Valley News There are three dates coming up in the near future that will probably receive some attention from the publishers of magazines, newspapers and producers of educational television programs.Beginning in June 1962, The New Yorker magazine, began publishing[Read More…]
Today in History:
Today is Wednesday, May 10, the 130th day of 2023. There are 235 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On May 10, 1940, during World War II, German forces began invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France. The same day, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned, and Winston Churchill[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.) *Publisher’s Note: For decades, Illinois Valley News has published our unique version of the log entries from[Read More…]