January *Earth Peoples Park, a 4-acre parcel of land at the corner of Rockydale Road and Redwood Highway that at one point housed dozens of rent-free tenants, was served with a receivership lawsuit late last year. “We’re receiving basically daily complaints from neighbors… Burning garbage, dumping sewage into the river,[Read More…]

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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…]

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…]

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 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…]

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…]