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• Toler to announce plan to cut board pay 50 percent; hire county CAO

  

  JoCo board chairman Dave Toler will announce a a plan for major realignment of county administration at press conference set for Thursday, Jan. 24 at 3:30 p.m. at the courthouse.

• City of Cave Junction could be liable for $441,666

  

  Repeated failure” to comply with grant requirements may have left the city of Cave Junction ineligible for reimbursement for monies expended to extend water and sewer lines to the new Siskiyou Community Health Center clinic on the city’s north side.

• State responds to grant withdrawal

  

  “This is not something we wanted to do”

• Mayor cites city’s ‘drastic situation’
  

  

  Probable, specific repercussions from the loss of nearly half a million dollars in reimbursement funds through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) have yet to be determined.

• Deputies deter burglary
  in progress

  

  An attempt to steal building material from a rural Cave Junction residence was spoiled by Josephine County Sheriff Office (JCSO) deputies late last week..

• Use of CJ jail facility temporarily in jeopardy

  

  In a week of bad news the city of Cave Junction learned Thursday, Jan. 17 that the work at upgrading the jail in city hall may be for naught.

• Turnout dismal for input on TRSD superintendent search

  

  A meeting concerning the search for a new Three Rivers School District (TRSD) superintendent was held in the Lorna Byrne Middle School library Thursday evening, Jan. 17. It was attended by three people.

• State of City notes shortages

  

  The good, the bad and the ugly were outlined by Cave Junction Mayor Tony Paulson during his 2007 State of the City report last week.

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• Goal: Make citizens commit to freedom from drugs

  

  Taking a stand to deter the abuse of drugs and alcohol is proposed by a Wilderville resident.

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• Mystery dinner show in Selma Jan. 26

  

A return of the Sixties will be noted with a celebrity birthday bash Saturday, Jan. 26, open to anyone.

• Valley trio releases 'Just Outside Nashville'

  “It’s all about the song.”

• Rumor of the Week

  

  Have you heard about the secret government site in the Kalmiopsis?

• Tree of Life opens ‘branch office’

  Bothersome deadwood in the far reaches of tall trees is not only unsightly, but can be hazardous to homes and people.

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