Top stories in our weekly issue dated Dec. 5, 2007

 

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Oregon State Police cited a Cave Junction resident on charges including DUII. (Photos by Dale & Elaine Sandberg, Illinois Valley Fire District Media Dept.)

Illinois Valley Youth Wrestling Club hosted its annual Tournament of Champions Saturday, Dec. 1 in Ken Mann Memorial Gym at I.V. High School. Hundreds of grapplers from throughout Southwestern Oregon participated. (Photos by Illinois Valley News)

  • I.V. Boys & Girls Club seeks aid
    Funding lack could end program at end of June 2008

    New

    If sufficient funds are not raised by the community, the Boys & Girls Club of Rogue Valley will end its Illinois Valley program in June 2008, according to Scott Thornhill, executive director of the Illinois Valley Section.

  • Libraries to open?

    New

    After working for more than three months under leadership of an ad hoc steering committee of 18 citizens, JCLI -- the private nonprofit corporation dedicated to reopening and operating the public libraries -- has installed its first official board of directors.

  • County commissioners approve new fee schedule

    New

    What was anticipated to be a low-key Josephine County Commission meeting Wednesday turned into anything but.

Carl & Lori LaFlamme at Southern Oregon Real Estate: Real Estate in Southern Oregon, Grants Pass & Rogue River

Carl & Lori LaFlamme at Southern Oregon Real Estate: Real Estate in Southern Oregon, Grants Pass & Rogue River

    Gil Gilbertson, Josephine County sheriff

    A new pumper tender combination rig for Illinois Valley Fire District has arrived, said Maintenance Battalion Chief Kris Sherman (with new shiny red truck). The 2008 Volvo truck with a 3,000-gallon tank and 1,000 gpm pump is valued at $210,000. FEMA paid all but 5 percent. Successful bidders for the fire district work were Tec Equipment, of Medford; and Deep South, of Mississippi. (Photo by Illinois Valley News)

  • 21st Century learning adds to after-school curriculum

    New

    The 21st Century After School Program at Illinois Valley High School is adding two new classes, which, like all the program classes, run from 3:45 to 5:45 p.m.

  • X-rays, lab work available at SCHC in CJ

    New

    Illinois Valley residents can now stay close to home for X-rays or lab work, as the Three Rivers Imaging & Lab Outpatient Center, located in the same building as Siskiyou Community Health Center (SCHC), is open to anyone, said Asante Health System.

  • Forest users likely to encounter fees

    New

    The U.S. Forest Service is beginning a series of public meetings to obtain community input on the draft Recreation Facility Analysis (RFA), a document that itemizes the proposed fate of 208 camp sites, trails, day use areas, and other recreation facilities in the Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest.




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  • Stories from the print edition

    • Valley airport future queried
    • Oxygen tank in fatal fire likely cause
    • County board votes to employ chief administrative officer
    • Holiday substance abuse not real jolly
    • Agricultural art solicited
    • Stolen car suspect carrying concealed weapon arrested in GP
    • Robbery, extortion charged
    • Carbon monoxide poisoning more prevalent in winters
    • Suspended sheriff's aide protests on many fronts
    • SOOF store relocates to Caves Avenue
    • Forest Action marking 16th anniversary
    • Resource assistance available
    • Governor seeking 'green cars'
    • Disruptions at IVHS due to bomb threats diminishing
    • And much more...
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