Top Stories of November 7, 2007

Election results

Results from the Tuesday, Nov. 6 vote-by-mail election are here.

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Jacob Ellis (#14) gains some ground

Illinois Valley High School beat North Valley to achieve a perfect 10-0 season record. The Cougars are the champions of the Skyline Conference and a top seed for the state playoff games. In the contest Friday, Nov. 2, senior Jacob Ellis (#14) gains some ground. Story and more photos here.(Photos by Jennifer Newsted, Illinois Valley News)



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    • Equestrian center goal for Rusks
    • Totino , Jeno pizzas linked to E. Coli ills
    • Housing assistance listed
    • Flags lowered for Army sgt. killed in action
    • Sewer line repair stirs big stink in CJ
    • Gated community home said defective in lawsuit
    • Winter brings closure of Bear Camp/Galice road
    • Hoskins top IVHS choice by Masons
    • BLM extends to Jan. 11 comment period on draft WOPR for timber cuts
    • Three youth said injured in rollover
    • Timber management for O&C lands seen as solution
    • And much more...
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  • Top stories from last week

    • Battle set pitting tax vs. timber

      Advocating “good stewardship” of timberlands, and laying the blame for reduced timber receipts squarely at the feet of environmentalist groups, the nonprofit SORA has threatened a lawsuit against the federal government for “breach of contract” with Western Oregon counties under the 1937 O&C Act.

    • Raffenburg delegate for forest meet

      “At the Crossroads,” a conference addressing the future of forests and timber harvesting in Oregon, will be attended by Commissioner Jim Raffenburg.

    • CJ’s mayor sees crime as big issue

      “Crime.”
      That one word expresses what Mayor Tony Paulson feels is the most pressing problem for the city of Cave Junction.

    • Three treated after collision of vehicles in Downtown CJ

      Two Illinois Valley residents and a BLM law enforcement officer were treated and released following a three-vehicle crash in Downtown Cave Junction.

    • Minimum wage rise not detrimental to business, says OCPP

      In connection with Oregon’s minimum wage increase by 15-cents next year, the Oregon Center for Public Policy (OCPP) has issued an analysis showing that minimum wage cost-of-living adjustments have not led to the dire consequences predicted by the farm and restaurant industries that opposed pegging the minimum wage to inflation.


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