Illinois Valley News

• Burglars heist at least $7,000 from JI

  

  Calculating thieves even disabled security cameras and made off with an estimated $7,000 to $10,000 cash from the Junction Inn Wednesday morning.

• Shots fired in O’Brien arrest of wanted man

  

  Chemical munitions were used to aid the early morning arrest of an O’Brien resident on Lone Mountain Road who fired gunshots at an Oregon State Police SWAT team.

• Charges filed in fraud case; FAC possibly victimized

  

  Criminal charges have been filed against an O’Brien resident who is alleged to have stolen a check from her landlord’s residence and then signed and cashed it for $5,000.

• Needs reviewed to reopen Cave Junction Library

  

  The Cave Junction branch of the Josephine County Library was alive with activity on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 13 for the first time since closing on May 17, 2007.

• I.V. Airport ‘wish list’ voiced

  

  Ardent aviation enthusiasts and other interested parties made known their airport wish list before a meeting of the newly convened citizen committee empanelled to provide input to the Illinois Valley Airport master plan update process.

• Gun issues hot topic at Birch meet

  

  Several 2nd Amendment issues were the main topics of conversation during a Tuesday, Jan. 13 meeting of the Josephine County Chapter of the John Birch Society at the Redwood Grange Hall in Grants Pass.

• Seed money for bio-diesel project given by county

  

  The Josephine County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 to approve an $85,000 grant request from a Eugene-based company, N.W. Seed Crushers Inc.

• Land-use activist Sommer seen by some as presenting 'poorly developed' arguments

  

  The Cave Junction City Council denied a request by Merlin resident and land-use activist Holger Sommer to waive an order by the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) to pay approximately $7,500 in legal fees.

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  Cougar Kevin Snook drives past Hidden Valley defenders. (Photo by Mike Wilbourn, for Illinois Valley News) -click pic for more IVHS Athletic photos-

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• Man OnThe Street

  I V News asked several Valleyites: What are your impressions of newly inaugurated President Barack Obama?

• Last-second victory for HV vs. I.V.

  Illinois Valley boys’ varsity basketball team fought valiantly all game long, only to come up short in the waning seconds of the game against the Mustangs of Hidden Valley.

• Events calendar

  

  All the Valley's happenings in the Events Calendar

  
  
  

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• Oregon airmen Iraq-bound
• OSP Central Point first to resume 24/7 patrols
• Fatal traffic accidents reported in Grants Pass areas
• Asante announces employee cuts
• Cassanelli finds some ‘county college’ lessons useful
• County board revamps airport advisory committees
• Meadow north of Selma cleared for wildlife by Oregon Hunters Association

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Top stories from last week

• City rejects relief from LUBA order
  Sommer to pay $7,500

• Moore: Citizens, green business key to CJ’s future vitality

• County board acts on KWD; sits on development post

• Lawmakers face budget shortfall

• New Oregon smokeless law draws mixed reactions

• GP ‘bomb’ more trash than terror

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  Local history available with the latest technology.
  Our archive of local history stories.

  Also - Josephine County sesquicentennial celebration on horizon;

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  • Israeli ‘restraint’

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