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Established
in 1937

'Tanks' for the memories:
Construction uncovers previously unknown fuel storage on Redwood Hwy. in CJ

Body of SF man discovered
Father of two walked ten miles in snow before succumbing to hypothermia.

Loss of O&C funding prompts proposals
to fill budget holes

Fear of job loss casts pall over courthouse

Fire protection for rural areas studied
by special committee

Family coalition, Christmas Basket Program seek help

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

 

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BeBe's gallery continues art tradition

Gymnastics coach has lessons for all

Graham cracker gingerbread houses
make easy holiday fun

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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Early teamsters reined supreme
with each team
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

Early day jitney replaced bone-jarring stagecoach experience

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

Pony Ranch Hotel feature of valley's Gold Canyon

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DU information ‘fiction’; Dr. Joe, staff: compassionate;
Bush and ‘The shame of it all’
Letters to the Editor, your community forum. cont ...

Gold Hill citizenry elects
write-in council candidates -- USObserver.com

Vital know-how for brawlers
A helpful primer on how to take a punch. -- WikiHow.com

Killer chili could 'blow your head off'
Dorset Naga now most firey pepper on the planet. -- TheTimesUK.com