by Gwen Barringer IVN contributing writer Oak-to-art project seeks funding A new mural has been painted at Cave Junction City Hall that serves as a tribute to some of the unique scenery of the Illinois Valley. This project has been in the making for quite some time, and thanks to[Read More…]

I.V. Boys & Girls Club Director Jenna Larkin (left) introduces Mason Ruft, 13, an eighth-grader at Lorna Byrne Middle School. Mason, “Youth of the Year,” spoke about his positive experiences with Larkin and the Club at the annual Taste of the Valley fundraiser held at the Rock-N-R Ranch in O’Brien, Friday June 24. Special Events Director Renee Ludwig was excited to report that at this point, $51,200 was raised that evening, surpassing their goal of $46,250 for the event.

By CJ Schatza IVN copy editor With a funding crisis on the horizon for the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, the JoCo Board of Commissioners set a public hearing to consider a law enforcement service district at its June 22 weekly business session.Days earlier, Commissioner Dan DeYoung went before the Grants[Read More…]

by Terry Taylor Hello from the golf course at the Illinois Valley Country Club In this week’s news, the Monday night men’s club had a few teams beginning to realize that summer is here and their gardens are lacking sorrowfully, so a large handful have been missing to catch up[Read More…]

By Pat Jenkins, MSN Illinois Valley Wellness Resources Fourth of July is here and that means the start of summer and the potential start of fire season in the Illinois Valley. The glorious rain we had in June was a blessing, but with the forecast of higher temperatures, it may[Read More…]

Christy Pitto IVN contributing writer This week’s crawly is a rare visitor west of the Cascades, but if you’re lucky you just may see one. Meet the black-chinned hummingbird (Archilochus alexandri).The pictured black-chinned dropped by my feeders last week. I snapped his photo by pure chance. My aunt is visiting[Read More…]