Dan Huber-Kantola, a former principal at Illinois Valley High School, is the choice for Three Rivers School District (TRSD) superintendent. Full story here
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Sheriff Gil Gilbertson is among Josephine County public safety officials and others who will make fund presentations to the county Budget Committee Wednesday, April 23 from 4 to 6 p.m.
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A public forum for candidates seeking two seats on the Josephine County Board of Commissioners is set for Monday, April 28 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Josephine County Bldg. in Downtown Cave Junction.
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Candidates for two positions on the Josephine County Board of Commissioners were asked by Illinois Valley News to provide statements of candidacy. Following are those, other than the ones printed last week, which have been received.
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Whether to add an Illinois Valley property to Josephine County’s list of significant aggregate sites has yet to be settled after a series of three public hearings.
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On Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19, a work crew of community volunteers improved a low-water bridge on the road to McCaleb Ranch from Illinois River Road out of Selma.
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Oregon farmers nervous that they, their crops and the public will feel the sting from suddenly declining bee populations are pressing for improved research into what’s troubling a key link in the food supply.
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A new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a detailed summary of a full year of data from 16 states, including Oregon, concerning all types of violent deaths collected by the CDC’s National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS).
Carl & Lori LaFlamme at Southern Oregon Real Estate: Real Estate in Southern Oregon, Grants Pass & Rogue River
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An open house and award ceremony will be held at Illinois Valley Grange Hall on Friday, April 25 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in celebration of April as Grange Month.
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To celebrate its re-opening for 2008, the Kerbyville Museum will present a free Oregon Chautauqua program, “Magic Carpet Made of Steel: Songs of America’s Railroads,” on Saturday, April 26 at 1:30 at the RCC Kerby Belt Bldg.
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Cary’s of Oregon has announced its participation in the “Year of the Cave Bear” project to benefit the Oregon Caves Chateau with the introduction of Cave Bear Trail Toffee.
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The tall ships, Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain, are sailing into Crescent City Harbor to participate in the second annual Tall-Master Ships celebration.