(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. 25*A gal reported the sighting of her missing vehicle twice near Hogue Drive and Redwood[Read More…]

Welcome to 2023! This New Year came rushing in on the winds of a major winter storm. It took several days for our street crew to clean up the mess and the downed trees. As of early last week, there were still about 10 trees down in Jubilee Park.I am[Read More…]

Janice L. “Jan” Rodriguez – March 17, 1944 – Dec. 26, 2022 Janice L. “Jan” RodriguezMarch 17, 1944 – Dec. 26, 2022Cherished wife and mother, Janice L. “Jan” Rodriguez, 78, died at home in Clark, Wyo., where she had lived for 12 years, on Tuesday morning, Dec. 26, with her[Read More…]

Though their scores were close at times, the Illinois Valley High School boys and girls varsity basketball teams struggled to keep up when they played against the Gold Beach Panthers Friday, Jan. 6.The boys game was first, and although the Cougars’ guard was strong in the beginning it was no[Read More…]

It’s not that simple, according to Chris Goldfinger, a professor of marine geology at Oregon State University, who is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on earthquakes.Goldfinger was interviewed for the PBS Terra program “Weathered,” hosted by weather expert Maiya May, which, according to the show’s synopsis, “helps explain[Read More…]

Jan. 16Monday, Jan 16 at 10:30 a.m., Tony Armida. Come hear God’s word at: Bridgeview Church, 5181 Holland Loop Rd., Cave Junction Tuesdays**Food Pantry Tuesdays 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Cave Junction Adventist/Community Services Food Distribution, 265 S. Old Stage Rd. Volunteers are needed to help stock, date check, sort[Read More…]

Don’t panic. This week’s crawly is not a silverfish. This week we revisit the bristletail (Order Microcoryphia) who we briefly met in 2016. It’s time to take a deeper look at these awesome, ancient critters.At about one inch in length, bristletails look like silverfish on steroids (silverfish are about one[Read More…]

Happy New Year from the Illinois Valley Country Club golf course!Wee, this one started out with a bang for sure! The 3 ½ inches of rain and 50 mph winds really did some impressive damage to the course. A total of 8 trees were blown over from the soggy soil[Read More…]

By CLAIRE RUSHAssociated Press/Report for America SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s newly sworn-in Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek said Monday at her inauguration that her first order of business will be tackling homelessness, as she unveiled several measures intended to address one of the state’s most pressing issues.In her inaugural address[Read More…]

A unique tradition that’s taken hold in Takilma is the annual New Year’s Eve Gingerbread Burn. Come rain, snow or moonshine, community members and visitors gather at the Dome School for live music, dancing and the year’s imaginative gingerbread displays.At midnight each year the gingerbread creations are taken outside, lovingly[Read More…]