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Established
in 1937

 

Missing SF
family found
Search still on for father

City officials study
saving cash

CJ project affects
Hwy. 199 traffic
Breaking: Suprise discovery halts work -- more to come ...

Governor proposes
'Hope and Opportunity' budget
Growing need for services projected

O&C fund effort led
by DeFazio

Oregon's revenue rising

Nov. 30 outage explained
by Pac Pow

Medicare Part D Rx plan deadline Dec. 31

GOT HUNGER?
Any Town residents face tough times when
The Compny closes its doors in simulation. Cont ...

 

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Final Second Friday Art Walk set Dec. 8
Seventh annual program highlighting area artists
scheduled to resume April 2007. Cont ...

Holiday hoops on deck at IVHS

Russo now singing different tune
Retired firefighter, medic shifts gears.

Facing the future
IVHS grads Henry, Pope reflect on their football careers. Cont ...

Foreign students find big differences at IVHS
By Yulia Tyokova

Do you know these people?
Kerbyville museum seeks help identifying archived photos.

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Pony Ranch Hotel feature of
valley's Gold Canyon
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;A nugget! Stage coach route a dusty, bone-jarring trip

Historical routes to Oregon Caves hikable today ; and

Early day jitney replaced bone-jarring stagecoach experience

Dying deer and run-away dog lead to amazing gold strike

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Spoutin' off
Letters to the Editor, your community forum. cont ...