Top stories in our weekly issue dated August 27, 2008

Serious injuries in rollover

Serious injuries were suffered by a Cave Junction resident when a pickup truck rolled at Illinois River Forks State Park. Story on page 9. (Photo by I.V. Fire District Media Dept.)

  • CJ mayor to rebut Courier ‘attack’

    New

    A rebuttal to a three-part newspaper series, Living on the Edge, CJ’s Fight With Crime, will be submitted to the Grants Pass Daily Courier by Cave Junction Mayor Tony Paulson.

  • Got crime?

    New

    Does Cave Junction have a crime problem? It's not as bad as some seem to believe.

  • Info meet Sept. 2 in CJ on taxing districts
    Measures to fund sheriff’s office patrol, jail, court security set for Nov. 4 ballot

    New

    A PAC calling itself Citizens for Public Safety Education is hosting an event to provide information on proposed public safety tax districts for Josephine County.

  • Crash closes Hwy. 199 90 minutes, both ways

    New

    Three vehicles were involved in an accident on Redwood Hwy. at Round Prairie Road on Friday, Aug. 22 that caused closure of the highway for more than 90 minutes, said Oregon State Police.


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  • Oregon Rural Congress aims to remedy area economic difficulties

    New

    Approximately 240 citizens from southern, central, western and eastern Oregon converged Thursday, Aug. 21 for the first Oregon Rural Congress (ORC), at the Port of Cascade Locks some 40 miles east of Portland.

  • Benefit set for Coultas, Renno

    New

    Through an outpouring of support from friends and neighbors of two Illinois Valley residents involved in the Iron 44 Incident, a fund-raising event will be held Saturday, Sept. 6.

  • ‘Wheels of Fire’ to roar in parade

    New

    On Labor Day, people can see flashy three-wheeled motorcycles in the annual Illinois Valley Lions Club parade.


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  • Events calendar

    All the Valley's happenings in the Events Calendar

  • Sprial Living Center Bicycle Clinic

    New

    Spiral Living Center held a free bicycle clinic on Thursday, Aug. 21 at the Frog Farm on Takilma Road.

  • 4-H Cultural Dance Club to perform at festival

    New

    Hoping to begin a new tradition at the Labor Day Festival in Jubilee Park, Fiesta America’s 4-H Cultural Dance Club will march in the parade and perform several dances on Monday, Sept. 1.

  • Anderson Excavating digs education

    New

    A slow economy isn’t deterring “Ditch Digger” from offering free school supplies to encourage education during the Illinois Valley Lions Club Labor Day Festival from Saturday through Monday, Aug. 30 through Sept. 1.

  • ‘Lewie’ Grand Marshal for I.V. Lions Club 37th annual Labor Day Parade

    New

    Ask any Illinois Valley Lions Club member about “Lewie” Spencer: They will all say, “He’s a humble guy.”

  • ‘Walk a Mile’ entry widely traveled

    If there had been an award for the greatest distance traveled, “Sam’s Toeing Company” would have won hands down in the IRVAC annual silent auction of decorated shoes.


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  • Stories from the print edition

    • History talk to highlight commerce
    • Little League find-raiser set
    • Driving in circles results in serious injuries
    • OSP seizes coke on I-5 valued at $600,000
    • Manslaughter charges levied following father, son deaths
    • School traffic safety tips given
    • O&C funding loss='Prepare for worst'
    • Phillips injured in gas explosion
    • Informaion provided online for those siffering from ostioarthitis
    • Fire danger at 'Extreme'
    • Kerby Ditch background provided
    • And much more...
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