Top stories in our weekly issue dated
April 8, 2009
Gregory Glen Graybill is loaded into a Mercy Flights helicopter for the flight to Rogue Valley Medical Center
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A Gold Hill resident was reported seriously injured by a shotgun blast on the afternoon of Sunday, April 5 following a confrontation with a miner in the Tennessee Mountain drainage area west of Kerby.
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Most Americans look upon April 15 as the dreaded day by which tax returns must be filed.
But this year is shaping up to be different, as thousands of taxpayers throughout the United States plan to stand in protest against the federal government’s spending policies.
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The morning of Friday, April 3 featured some emotional testimony in the murder trial of 19-year-old Timothy Waddell from two of the suspect’s older sisters.
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Attorneys at the Oregon state capitol in Salem think that the city of Cave Junction may be able to pass an ordinance banning public drinking after all, according to Rep. Ron Maurer (R-Grants Pass).
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It often has been said that good things come to those who wait. Nobody knows this better than Kerby Water District (KWD) Chairman John Plute.
Community News
Bud Thieme describes the canisters found at Oregon State Hospital. Behind Thieme is a photograph, taken by Rob Finch of the Oregonian, depicting the dilapidated containers.
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To many, it seems inconceivable that, after death, a veteran’s cremains should sit on a shelf in a funeral home, or forgotten in a closet at a state hospital.
Bud Thieme knows too well that it does happen.
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Walking through a cemetery is a sobering experience for anyone who will allow the mood of the surroundings to seep into their consciousness. So it was for a recent visitor to Laurel Cemetery, established in Cave Junction in 1862.
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On March 27 it was announced that Siskiyou Community Health Center (SCHC) will receive the full amount of the first phase of stimulus money for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) in Oregon.
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To address issues such as academic failure, gang violence, poverty, drugs and obesity, the Illinois Valley Section of the Boys & Girls Club is joining a new integrated advocacy campaign, BE GREAT, a campaign led by national spokesman and Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington.
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The Illinois Valley High School Senior Class Grad Night Committee will host its third Rock Band Tournament on Friday, April 24 at the high school.
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Events calendar
All the Valley's happenings in the Events Calendar
Featured Businesses
Reggie Hoppins, Linda Weems, Bill Weems and Brandy Hoppins of Quality Mattress and Quality Flooring.
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Every home, no matter how big or small, could use good flooring and a comfortable mattress. Fortunately, both of those elements can be found at the same convenient Grants Pass location.
School Sports
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Following up on their long overdue win in Rogue River on Saturday, March 21, the Cougars jumped out to a 2-0 in the first inning in Brookings on Tuesday, March 31.
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The Lady Cougars literally won the game three times on Tuesday, March 31 in Brookings to win their first game in more than two years.
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Kim Hamilton, former Illinois Valley High School softball star, has signed with the Akron Racers, a team in the third year of the women’s professional fast pitch league.
Just a hint of the stories from our print edition.
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- Unemployment figures show February increase
- Fatal hit-and-run driver sought
- Traffic stop yields weed
- Klamath-Siskiyou Ecology conference set May 29-30
- BLM seeks OHV comments
- DOJ busts Medford imaging clinic
- IVHS' Farmer gains research grant
- Canine cancer research leads to discoveries
- OSP offers child ID kit
- Drug deaths in Oregon show increase
- Randi Doolaege given TOPS Queen honors
- Campsite reservation changes due
- Selma Skill Share attracts many
- Discounts offered for state park season pass
- More taxpayers elegible for credit
- Spring is the time to plant strawberries
- Tsunami anniversary marked on coast
- Kindergarten Roundup set Thurs., May 7
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- 'Open I V Library'
- Beware 'green washing'
- Solutions at hand
- Resources counter bullying
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