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Established
in 1937

Donations, city-county funds allow
CJ Swimming Pool to open

CJ Security Council organized to concentrate
law enforcement efforts

Citizen advisory panel recommends
JoCo administrator

Mike's Gulch salvage planned;
governor seeks to halt it

I.V. Extreme competition offers numerous events

Fuel conditions warrant early declaration of fire season

Savor the Valley auction, benefit set
Event at Bridgeview Vineyards to support Sikiyou Comm. Health
Center capital campaign. cont ...

 

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I.V.'s Gary Thornhill
plans active retirement

State reminds drivers: Watch
speed in school zones

Oregon Caves to offer
Youth Conservation Corps jobs this summer

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Early use of aircraft bolstered fire-fighting efforts
Smokejumping was still a new and dangerous technology when the Siskiyou Smokejumper Base was established in 1943... cont ...

Smokejumper reunion on tap June 17

Steam engines without rails mechanized transport
in I.V.'s logging past
Another in a series celebrating Josephine County's sesquicentennial, by Roger Brandt.
Also - Josephine County sesquicentennial celebration on near horizon;

Josephine Creek a gold nugget of history;

Cold Springs Mountain Trail:
Josephine County's lifeline to the coast;

Artifacts clue to valley visit by Spanish 200 years ago;

Legacy of hydraulic mining leaves lasting imprint on Illinois Valley;

Oregon Cavemen herald JoCo tourism industry;

Early 'Road to the Sea' marked efforts to open valley-coastal trade;

Desperate winter gives meaning to phrase 'worth his salt;'

Historic quake proof of present danger;

Early day Illinois Valley shaped by Chinese immigrants; and

I.V. 'Chinatown' brief, noisy history little known facet of valley's past

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Criminy, what a mess!
Letters on trash litter your community forum. cont ...

No cheesesteak for you!
Say 'Philly' in English, or don't say it at all.. --Philly.com