Bush OKs bill for one-year O&C fund extension
FIVE VEHICLES and a road sign were struck by a car driven by Eva Rathburn, 74, on Tuesday afternoon, May 22, said Josephine County Sheriff’s Office. Rathburn said that she possibly fell asleep. No citation was issued, and no injuries were reported in the accident at Western Plaza at the north end of Cave Junction. (Photos by Dale & Elaine Sandberg/Illinois Valley Fire District Media Dept.)
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President Bush signed a one-year extension of federal payments to timber-dependent counties.
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His department may be battered by budget cuts, but Sheriff Gilbertson is still determined to combat the methamphetamine problem.
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It was overcast but dry as spectators crowded the sidewalks along Hwy. 101 for the annual Azalea Festival Parade in Downtown Brookings.
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A $5 million biomass plant at the Rough & Ready Lumber Co. is quickly becoming a reality.
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Friends of the Chateau at Oregon Caves will hold its first meeting Saturday, June 9 at 3 p.m. to convene the new preservation organization.
In our print edition: A special color presentation featuring the Illinois Valley High School Class of 2007 that will graduate on Tuesday, June 5 is on page 11. The tribute is co-sponsored by Evergreen Federal Savings, Home Valley Bank, and SOFCU Community Credit Union.
Additionally, a number of businesses also are congratulating the graduates. Their messages, and a story about commencement exercises, are on page 5.
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A public reception will be held Saturday, June 2 to honor the five Southern Oregon Guild artists exhibiting in a new group show, “Art From the Earth,” in Kerby.
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Due to the failure of a public safety levy, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office will cease most rural patrols as of Sunday, May 27, said Sheriff Gil Gilbertson.
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Tempers flared and tensions between the Josephine County commissioners and members of the public became evident during a Budget Committee meeting in Grants Pass.
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County Commission Chairman Jim Raffenburg traveled to the state capitol to lobby state leaders for assistance in light of discontinued federal funding and a failed public safety levy.
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