Illinois Valley News

• Hemp agriculture gains traction at state, local levels

  

  Oregon is poised to become the seventh state to legalize the agricultural use of hemp, and some Josephine County officials are expressing support for the concept.

• City chicken issue tabled -- for now

  

  A proposed amendment to a Cave Junction ordinance that would have OK’d having chickens for domestic purposes in city limits has been scuttled for the time being.

• BCC approves grant request for VATICAL

  

  A conditional $25,000 economic development grant for a security firm was OK’d 2-1 by the Josephine County Board of Commissioners during its Tuesday, July 21 administrative meeting at the courthouse in Grants Pass.

• County board announces lease, union agreements

  

  Thanks to a new tenant, the Josephine County Bldg. on Redwood Hwy. in Downtown Cave Junction is one step closer to paying for itself.

• Debate challenge put to Toler

  

  If Josephine County Commissioner Dave Toler seeks re-election next year, it looks as though he might have to go through Selma resident Mark Seligman.

• Planning, land-use issues forum topic

  

  Issues surrounding planning and land-use were the main topics during a town hall meeting conducted on the evening of Wednesday, July 22 at Anne Basker Auditorium in Grants Pass.

Community News

• Walter testifies on Caves expansion

  Cave Junction resident Greg Walter spent part of last week at the nation’s capital in Washington, D.C., as he testified in favor of expanding the Oregon Caves National Monument territory.

• New Miss Josephine County seeks community support

  Even though Rachel Marie Hoglen was crowned Miss Josephine County fairly recently, the 25-year-old is already making plans to represent the community at the state and national levels.

• Mural honoring Caves step closer to reality

  

  Wanda Burch Goines, an accomplished artist, looked around Cave Junction a few years ago, dismayed by the lack of visible signs or displays about Oregon Caves National Monument. Goines, who has a fine arts degree from the University of Oregon at Eugene, wondered why there was no mural with the Caves on it in town, as Cave Junction is known as the Gateway to the Oregon Caves ...

• Photographer’s cross-country trek resumes; sponsors sought

  

  Illinois Valley native, Mike Wilbourn, 17, completed the first leg of his trek across America on Saturday, July 18.

• Chateau friends gain $7,500 cultural trust grant

  

  Friends of the Oregon Caves & Chateau is to receive a $7,500 grant to restore, preserve and protect the rare collection of Monterey furniture at Oregon Caves Chateau, said the Oregon Cultural Trust.

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• FOrestry Action Committee continues Old Stage park cleanup
• RCC's Firehouse Gallery to host artshow/classes
• Chautauqua: Becoming Oregon, set Aug. 2 in GP
• ODOT: JoCo speeders pay the price

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Top stories from last week

• GP city chaos roadblock to county transport funding

• I.V. library opening nearer

• Cave Junction chicken committee plans ‘egg-citing’ presentation for council

• Enviros, industry see WOPR cut differently

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