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Established
in 1937

 

City challenged
by Toler over
conflict of
interest
Biggs consulting for CJ and developers raises questions. Cont ...

Rough & Ready biomass co-generation project high-tech job
Electricity generation from waste material seen as "win-win."

 

Chew Choo timber sale goes to I.V.'s Rough & Ready
BLM sale of Douglas County unit features large-diameter trees.

Kulongoski pleased with Roadless Rule restoration

Employers to see unemployment-tax relief

Job News
JoCo unemployment 1.4 percent higher than U.S. average.

Legal defense fund set in Army harassment case

County facing lawsuit brought by motorcycle club
Vagos' suit alleges unreasonable search-and-seizure, excessive force, malicious prosecution, and outrageous conduct. Cont ...

 

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Hope Mountain Barter Faire approaching fast
Volunteers sought. Cont ...

IVFD to host Firefighters Muster Oct. 14

IVFD receives state commendation
Service during hurricane aftermath cited. Cont ...

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HSU pupils inaugurate
SFI/Deer Creek center
John Wayne showed up, too.

Selma Community Center Library
'opens a new page' in valley

Good prices and quality service
at Tony's Appliance

 

 

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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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WIth deputies like these, who needs assailants?;
Thoughtful transparency needed in R&R plans;
Bible suprises; Global warming, redux;
"Shop Illinois Valley!"
Letters to the Editor, your community forum. cont ...

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