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Established
in 1937

CJ seeks mediation over employee dismissal
Wrongful termination
grievance filed . cont ...

Punks, thugs need
to know: crime bites
Increased jail accommodations
presented to Security Council
as problem-solver. cont ...

Vandal nabbed at
Jubilee Park
21-year-old caught in the act
of throwing down graffiti. cont ...

 

 

FIRE DANGER EXTREME:

• ODF raises industrial fire precaution level
• California fires cast pall here

Toler working to get I.V.
(funding) ducks in a row
Rotary fund-raiser could include
I.V. to tune of $50,000. cont ...

Zoning, annexation, new construction
head city council business

 

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National effort to curb holiday-weekend drunken driving

Kulongoski objects to federalization of National Guard

Battling meth epidemic expected to cost $1.2 million
Blue Ribbon Panel makes legislative recommendations.
Also, a TV program combatting meth in So. Ore. is to air Sept. 1.

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Sixth anniversary of Second Friday
Art Walk colorful time

Flying dogs and 'Frisbees'
Canine exhibition at Lake Selmac highlights
Native American Dog breed, skilled disc-dogs.

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Evergreen Elementary School enrollment news

Evergreen Elementary School supplies list

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Stage coach route a dusty,
bone-jarring trip
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

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

Steam engines without rails mechanized logging transportation; and

A nugget!

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Road closure a destructive plot;
Humans are a destructive lot; Make mine
Feldcamp; Road closure violates rights of all
Letters to the Editor, your community forum. cont ...

To kill an American
May be harder than you think, mate. -- from the Dept. of Internet Flotsam