Volunteers and staff from Illinois Valley District (IVFD) participate in training exercises Tuesday nights. Although no one wants to encounter tragedy, firefighters must be ready for any situation. During a recent drill (above) firefighters practice in case of injury to one of their own during an emergency. (Photo by Dale & Elaine Sandberg, IVFD Media Dept.)
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Positive action in D.C. is occurring that could result in a four-year extension of federal funding for Josephine County.
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Citing a long-standing history of animosity between himself and editor of the Grants Pass Daily Courier, commissioner Raffenburg labeled an article published as a politically motivated “hatchet job.”
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Josephine County total payroll employment rose by 120 in August, mostly due to seasonal hiring in local government education before the start of the school year, said OED.
Carl & Lori LaFlamme at Southern Oregon Real Estate: Real Estate in Southern Oregon, Grants Pass & Rogue River
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It’s believed that an O’Brien man in Selma was shot to death with a .357-caliber revolver fired at the back of his head, and that the shooter then shot himself in the abdomen with a .277-caliber rifle, said Josephine County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO).
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“It’s been a really neat civics lesson.”
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An end to the 2007 fire season was declared Monday, Oct. 1 by Oregon Dept. of Forestry (ODF) Southwestern Oregon District.
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Every year, too many people in Oregon get sick or even die from influenza.
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Stories from the print edition
- Some off on Oct. 8
- County transfers 16 miles of road to Grants Pass
- Land group opposes Measure 49
- DEQ fines reach $1.7 million
- Teacher aims to be armed on campus
- Elk, black bear seasons previewed
- Oregon's Food Stamp Program a leader
- Jacksonville Cemetery location for Meet the Pioneers Oct. 13, 20 & 21
- Wastewater tells tales of illcit drug use
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A bleak financial picture, and blunt remarks about environmentalists and higher taxes follow a lobbying trip to Washington, D.C. by Commissioner Raffenburg.
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A 6.5-acre property on the north end of Cave Junction made for a contentious city council meeting.
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Standard operating procedures for private fire protection companies serving areas of the county not protected by fire districts was the focal point of the ht, Sept. 19 meeting of the county board of commissioners.
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Representatives of an Illinois Valley wildlife park and a corporation in Ithaca, N. Y. were in U.S. District Court in Portland last week “in connection with a national scheme to sell rare endangered ocelots,” according to the USFWS.
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If there’s snow on Dutchman Peak (which there is) then it’s time to drop the fire danger level in the valleys.
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Cruising Downtown Kerby will yield new discoveries in the arts, taste treats from kitchens and vineyards, and time to socialize with family and friends during another Evening of Art & Wine in Kerby
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The announcement late Sunday night that the new Radiohead record will be out Oct. 10 is not itself big news, but what makes 'In Rainbows' important are its record label and its retail price: there is none, and there is none.
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