Illinois Valley News

• Safe House Secures new site
  Alliance will relocate to current CJ Home Valley Bank

  

  IVSHA has purchased the current Home Valley Bank building in Cave Junction and will move its operations there.

• Following disputatious discussion, CJ votes for workshop for Patton project

  

  Builder Hoyt Patton crossed swords with the Cave Junction City Council during the Monday night meeting in city hall.

• Livid residents urge lid on LID

  

  Residents jammed Cave Junction City Hall on Monday night to voice their opinions on a proposed $2.56 million Local Improvement District.

• Approved JoCo '07-'08 budget scuttled
  Raffenburg plan for allocations of fed money, says Ellis, 'like starting over'

  

  A last-minute budget proposal by the chairman of the Josephine County Board of Commissioners, stunned members of the county Budget Committee.

• Measure 37 reforms to be on ballot

  

  Last week, the Oregon House and Senate voted to refer a series of Measure 37 reforms to the Nov. 6 ballot.

• Some electricity bills to rise 13% due to suit

  

  Pacific Power said that the rise will affect residential customers who use 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month.

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• George Jones, smiling and tiling for happy clients

  

  He may have a famous name, but in this neck of the woods, tile -- not singing -- is his forte.

• Chamber's free Concerts in the Park will begin June 14

  What do a singing dog, the princesses of Bluegrass and “Valley Country Band” have in common?

• 'Valley Visitor' now online

  Valley Visitor online edition is up and running. Features will be updated regularly so keep checking back.

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• Top stories from last week

  • Fed extension boosts JoCo coffers

    Last week, the Josephine County Board of Commissioners suspended the layoff of approximately 50 criminal justice system employees after President Bush signed a bill that included monies for O&C counties for one year.

  • Kerby water not a pipe dream

    Kerby Water District is two steps closer to delivering H2O, after approval of an engineering contract and an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGO) with Josephine County.

  • County planning fees to rise July 1

    Despite protests from some watchdog citizens, the County Commissioners voted to increase planning department fees, including those for appeals.

  • United Way for area will end operations June 30

    Despite the coming dissolution of United Way of Josephine County, 2007 payroll deductions to support Illinois Valley Family Coalition will continue to reach the coalition.

  • County sells $1+ million worth of standing trees

    Six timber sales, which eventually will add $1,050,801 to the county’s coffers, were approved by Josephine County commissioners.

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  Indian marathon on Redwood Hwy. early big event

  Another in a series celebrating Josephine County's sesquicentennial and 70 years of the Illinois Valley News.

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• Big on Little League; Let's not talk about Paris Hilton, I mean it, stop talking about her; Gettting real with your ID

  

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• Lawmakers Find $21 a Week Doesn't Buy a Lot of Groceries

  Food stamp challenge

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