Leandro Martin Paige, 56, of Cave Junction died Jan. 8, 2024 in Cave Junction. Arrangements with Illinois Valley Funeral Directors.George N. Blakely, 86, of Cave Junction, died Jan. 9, 2024, at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center. Arrangements with Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. Martha “Mag” Healer, 93, of Cave Junction,[Read More…]

Dusty Fiske – IVN contributing writer The Cougars traveled to Redmond Thursday to compete in the Oregon Classics Friday and Saturday. The weather didn’t help as a foot of snow fell over the weekend and stranded the team in Bend for an extra night.The weather caused the normal 2A field[Read More…]

The Cave Junction City Council held their first meeting of the year at City Hall Jan. 8. During the meeting the council passed a sign ordinance after the second reading of Ordinance No. 602.The ordinance serves to amend the city’s municipal code to include specific rules and regulations for portable[Read More…]

Amber snail (Family Succineidae) This week’s critter puts the “crawl” in Crawlies. Meet the amber snail (Family Succineidae).While there is only a hint of amber on the shell of our pictured amber snail, all amber snails have translucent shells, many of those amber in hue.Beyond “most have amber hued shells”[Read More…]

The Illinois Valley Garden Club will be moving their meetings to Bridgeview Community Church at 5181 Holland Loop Rd, in Cave Junction, effective Jan. 15, 2024. Club meetings are the third Friday of the month. Social and snack time 12:30 p.m. (Jan. 19 meeting only) and noon starting in February,[Read More…]

If you enjoy gardening and roses don’t miss the ROGUE VALLEY ROSE SOCIETY’S January 21 meeting where Lisa Boehmer & Grant Stutzman from Farmers Building & Garden Supply will present “Star Roses to grow in 2024” as well as best soils, amendments , organic best practices and flowers and plants[Read More…]

MANCHESTER, NH (01/04/2024)– Deanna Baker of Cave Junction (97523) has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Fall 2023 Dean’s List. The fall terms run from September to December.Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 for the reporting term are named to the[Read More…]

Illinois Valley News welcomes letters to the editor.Please e-mail them todan@theivnews.com POLICY ON LETTERS:‘Illinois Valley News’ encourages letters to the editor provided they are legible and not libelous or scurrilous. All letters must be signed, including name, address and telephone number. The latter need not be published, but will be[Read More…]

Ben BotkinOregon Capital Chronicle New laws started in January that will impact housing, crime, drug addiction and behavioral health needs Oregonians face new laws with the start of 2024 that will address the drug addiction crisis, environment and crime. Oregon Revised Statues volumes at the Oregon State Capitol on Monday,[Read More…]

Cans for Kids, a beloved local program dedicated to supporting youth organizations, was recently hit by a setback as their storage container, housing generous donations of cans and bottles, was broken into. The unfortunate incident resulted in the loss of crucial contributions meant to fuel their fundraising efforts for various[Read More…]