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• City can absorb loss of grant; efforts to regain money continuing

  

  Snowy weather may have contributed to an unexpectedly light turnout Monday night’s council meeting in Cave Junction City Hall.

• Manager proposed for JoCo under Toler plan

  

  Josephine County Board of Commissioners Chairman Dave Toler announced goals for restructuring the current county governing organization during a press conference at the county courthouse in Grants Pass Thursday, Jan. 24

• Suit against feds pushed for O&C funding solution

  

  Sen. Rick Metsger (D-Mt. Hood) has formally requested that the Oregon Dept. of Justice investigate and pursue legal action against the federal government on behalf of Oregon’s rural counties.

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Carl & Lori LaFlamme at Southern Oregon Real Estate: Real Estate in Southern Oregon, Grants Pass & Rogue River

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• Valley trio releases 'Just Outside Nashville'

  “It’s all about the song.”

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

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

  • State responds to grant withdrawal

  • Deputies deter burglary in progress

  • Use of CJ jail facility temporarily in jeopardy

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