Top stories in our weekly issue dated
January 28, 2009
Councilor Margaret Miller, Mayor Don Moore and City Recorder Jim Polk. (Photos by Michelle Binker, I.V. News)
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A public hearing on an ordinance that would prohibit drinking alcohol on public premises drew positive comments from citizens and words of caution from a former mayor during the Cave Junction City Council’s Monday night meeting.
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A proposal to begin a countywide educational process and forums centered around building a sustainable economy was submitted by Kerby resident Guenter Ambron during the Josephine County Board of Commissioner’s weekly business session.
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Some nonunion county employees will receive a 1 percent Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) following a 2-1 vote by the Josephine County Board of Commissioners during a Tuesday administrative meeting in Grants Pass.
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Last week, the standing group tasked with examining Oregon’s land-use laws made a series of recommendations to the Legislature regarding policy revisions on local control by counties.
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A proposed increase in the gasoline tax, and major changes in health-care delivery with added taxes were among topics covered during a town hall meeting conducted by District 3 Rep. Ron Maurer (R-Grants Pass).
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Jack Heald has seen a lot during his 83 years, including the transformation of his alma mater, the former Kerby Union High School (KUHS), into a mostly empty field near the RCC Business & Entrepreneurial Center in Kerby.
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On Friday, the Forestry Action Committee (FAC) will hold its first fund-raising event to raise money to continue “the great work FAC does with the community and the land to make the valley a great place for all to live.”
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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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What is the secret to a Perfect Pizza? One need only check Perfect Pizza Plus in Cave Junction to learn -- tastily.
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I’m Tony Haro and I’m glad to be a part of the Illinois Valley community of health care. I am an Oregon Licensed Professional Counselor.
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Events calendar
All the Valley's happenings in the Events Calendar
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(Photos by Michelle Binker, Illinois Valley News and Ashley Webb)
Tenacious “D” was the key to victory for the Cougar boys’ varsity basketball team vs. the Knights of North Valley on Thursday, Jan. 22 at the IVHS Ken Mann Memorial Gym in Cave Junction.
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For the second consecutive night the Cougar girls’ basketball team matched its season high-point total, but had its paws full with a strong-and-tall Phoenix team Friday, Jan. 23 at Ken Mann Memorial Gym in Cave Junction.
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- JI loss $5,500
- Oregon takes on 2 percent biodiesel rule
- Activist Sommer’s land-use work seen by some as ‘giving back’
- Electronic branding helps livestock IDs
- New technology aid to sheriff’s office
- Brothers’ death: speeding
- Charter Co. said nearing bankruptcy
- ODFW plans to auction 11 big-game tags
- Turn signal use courteous, required
- Off-road committee seeking one volunteer
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