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Established
in 1937

 

County funding hangs in the balance
Extension of O&C funds "not established fact." cont ...

County job rate shows small change

CJ Council hears county facing
titanic money pit
Without federal O&C funding, many services could
be eliminated. cont ...

Three-day weekend
Labor Day Festival features parade,
music

FIRE DANGER EXTREME:

• Maintaining fire gear a hot priority
• ODF raises industrial fire precaution level
• California fires cast pall here

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Hard water woes down the drain
EcoWater treatment offers cleaner,
softer, tastier water

Attempt to keep Starrett off
November ballot fails

Benefit at Bridgeview raises
more than $19K for
Boys & Girls Club

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

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'Tool Kit' contains meth-busting resources

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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100-year old home moved for preservation

Volunteer TLC needed for
old Althouse Church

60 things to do and
see in I.V.

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Public school bus schedule for 2006-2007
In handy pdf format.

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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Observe recycling rules; global warming 'crock'; deputy sending
mixed messages; global governance
for the 'children of God'
Letters to the Editor,
your community forum. cont ...

'Scream'ing for dark M&Ms
One million candy-coated chocolates offered
for return of Munch masterpiece. -- CNNMoney.com