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Illinois Valley resident and Toby Fund Principal Officer Nancy Lindquist is dedicated to helping animals find safe homes and to get proper veterinary care throughout rural southwest Oregon. Illinois Valley resident and Toby Fund Principal Officer Nancy Lindquist is dedicated to helping animals find safe homes and to get proper[Read More…]
Oregon launches abortion hotline offering free legal advice
Claire RushAssociated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is launching a new abortion hotline offering free legal advice to callers, moving to further defend abortion access after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer and eliminated federal protections for the procedure.The state’s Department of Justice[Read More…]
I.V. News to host county notices
Whether it was a cost-savings decision as the Josephine County Commissioners attested to or retribution against unfavorable press coverage as their detractors alleged, the county voted to switch from the Grants Pass Daily Courier to the Illinois Valley News for purposes of printing public notices.Anne G. Basker Auditorium in Grants[Read More…]
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Originally printed in the April 30, 2003 edition of the Illinois Valley News Each spring, I look forward to the marvelous display of wild flowers that seem to be choreographed to appear at the right point in the show. Buttercups and shooting stars are usually at the introduction, and now[Read More…]
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Oregon lawmakers show signs of bipartisan harmony — for now
Claire RushAssociated Press/Report for America SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers in both the Democratic and Republican parties named housing, homelessness and mental health as top priorities on Tuesday as they began the 2023 legislative session on a note of relative bipartisan good will.Whether that lasts, or dissolves into acrimony,[Read More…]
Today in History:
Today is Wednesday, Jan. 25, the 25th day of 2022. There are 340 days left in the year.Today’s Highlight in History:On Jan. 25, 1945, the World War II Battle of the Bulge ended as German forces were pushed back to their original positions.On this date:In 1533, England’s King Henry VIII[Read More…]