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in 1937

 

Deputy assaulted while attempting traffic stop
Speeds exceeding 100 mph reached during Holland Loop chase. Cont ...

Pool: Sink or swim?

Security Council's 'success' cited at meeting
Group has effect on sheriff's office resource direction, deputy notes. Cont ...

'Eye in the Sky' now CJ's 'Must See TV'

IVFD okay's shifting some funds

Free fire fuel clearing available
Funds for low-income property owners. Cont ...

Property tax time arrives
Total assessed value of taxable property up 6.6%. Cont ...

 

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Offering banners for all reasons
Kerbyville Signs can get the message across. Cont ...

Christian bookstore planning
'sweet' move

Stamps to fund breast cancer
research at CJ post office

Flu clinics canceled
due to lack of vaccine

IVHS homecoming
activities announced

 

 

 

 

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Historical routes to Oregon Caves
hikable today
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 transportationA nugget! ; and

Stage coach route a dusty, bone-jarring trip

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Don't like it? Leave it; Sexual violence is pervasive evil;
Bio bull, says he; Feldcamp scares DeFazio camp;
Vote for state spending limits;
Letters to the Editor, your community forum. cont ...

Come on, everybody! Vote!
For cryin' out loud, they even send the ballot to ya!

Bed bugs are neat freaks
An unmade bed discourages them. -- BBCnews.com