Illinois Valley News

• BCC opposes mining ban; demands coordination

  

  Some Oregon officials have called for action to prohibit mining in the Siskiyou Wild Rivers area, but the Josephine County Board of Commissioners will not be among them.

• Property tax bill raises state revenue questions

  

  Illinois Valley resident Jim Valentine still recalls the sticker shock he felt when receiving his most recent property tax bill from Josephine County.

• Rough & Ready’s Phillippi defends state BETC program

  

  Oregon’s Business Energy Tax Credit (BETC) program has come under increased scrutiny due to “unanticipated” cost overruns, but some maintain that it has proven successful in efforts to encourage renewable energy projects.

• Candidates emerge for governor 2010 race

  

  The field of candidates seeking to take over the Oregon governor’s office via the 2010 election race continues to take shape.

• Germond courts DeFazio’s fourth-district constituents

  

  Roseburg resident Jaynee Germond made her pitch to would-be constituents on Wednesday, Nov. 25, as the Fourth Congressional District candidate appeared on the KAJO Radio talk show.

Community News

• Lights on for Santa Dec. 5

  Illinois Valley Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Christmas treelighting and holiday singalong on Saturday, Dec. 5 beginning at 5 p.m. on the vacant lot adjacent to the Junction Inn in Downtown Cave Junction.

  Hot chocolate and cookies will be provided, said Dulcie Moore, chamber secretary. Additionally, Santa Claus is expected to have candy canes for the kids.

• Local Foods Dinner & auction set Dec. 12
  Spiral Living Center projects featured

  Spiral Living Center will present a Local Foods Dinner, Silent Auction & Slideshow on Saturday, Dec. 12 at the Takilma Community Bldg.

• Holiday cheer abounds at Kerby Art & Wine Evening

  Holiday music, merriment, and an amazing array of fine arts and crafts just right for gift-giving will fill the Southern Oregon Guild’s Gallery & Artists’ Center during the Guild’s Holiday Jewelry & Gift Show.

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• Lady Cougars tip-off with new look for season

  

  A whole new look from top to bottom this season will mark the Illinois Valley High School girls basketball team.

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• Workplace fatalities decreased by more than 20 percent in Oregon
• New Cessna to aid CAP in search & rescue tasks
• Some antibiotics have patients seeing double
• DOGAMI-produced map highlights Oregon’s dynamic geologic history
• Caution urged when shopping online
• Home-buyer credit extended
• DEQ: ‘Tanks’ for standards compliance
• HEAT helps to pay bills for needy

Top stories from last week

• Construction begins on long-awaited KWD project

• Participants report on Page Mountain stewardship work

• Sheriff: ‘Count on each other’ in crisis

• Government role affirmed in mining regulation
  Mining assoc. states contrary view ‘absurd’

• DeFazio, Wyden, Merkley request Southern Oregon mining withdrawal

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