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Hundreds of protestors seeking to reverse changes brought by the current administration participated on Thursday, April 15. (Photos by Ali Madjdi for Illinois Valley News)
Hundreds of people swarmed in front of the Josephine County Courthouse in Downtown Grants Pass on Thursday, April 15 for a tax day Tea Party protest.
Medical marijuana advocates suffered a pair of setbacks last week, as separate court decisions spelled out clear limits for the program approved by voters in 1998.
Rep. Ron Maurer (R-Grants Pass) has been crisscrossing Oregon during the past few months as he tries to dethrone Susan Castillo, the superintendent of public instruction.
Although some of his rivals for the Republican nomination for governor have raised substantial amounts of money, Bill Sizemore is no longer prohibited from doing the same.
Ron Fields launched his Fields Home Improvement store in Murphy in 1977, completely from scratch.
Community
On Thursday, March 11, the Kerbyville Museum sponsored the third annual “Heritage Day“ for fourth-grade students from Evergreen Elementary School of Cave Junction.
For Saturday, May 1 the Cultural & Ecological Enhancement Network (CEEN) is teaming with SOLV for a clean-up on public land along a section of Illinois River and Eight Dollar Mountain.
The public can meet giant puppet “Coyote,“ a creation of Guild member Jill Talise, during the opening reception for Southern Oregon Guild“s new spring show, “Spring to Life.“
Alternatives from alpacas to Z-Packs provided entertainment for everyone at the third annual Selma Skillshare on Saturday, April 17 at Selma Community Center.
Lorna Byrne Middle School in Cave Junction has been honored as among the Top 100 Schools in Oregon in a program of Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth (CTY).
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IVHS Sports

Cougar pitcher Cindy Moore winds up for a pitch. (IVN photo)
The Illinois Valley High School boys varsity golf team is looking to improve its game as the spring sports season rolls on.
It“s been a rough season thus far for the Illinois Valley High School varsity softball squad, but new team coach Ray Yarbrough is determined to turn around that situation.
A double-header at Phoenix High School on Saturday, April 17 resulted in a pair of losses for the Illinois Valley High School varsity baseball team.
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- City of CJ seeks Polk replacement
- Commissioner candidate Lesh pitches “Alaska Plan“ at AFP
- Meet-Greet with District 4 candidate Robinson set for Monday, April 26 at Grants Pass site
- LBMS student project aids Haiti quake victims
- Business groups seek stories regarding tax effects
- Mandatory hunter orange under FW consideration
- LBMS gains honor unit members
- Medicinal herb walk Saturday
- Sustainapalooza!
- Angel Amber Alert
- Can“t change leopard spots
- Aeromodeling adventures
- Speaking of weak cases
- Obama “ear candy“
- Simon Hare solution
- All about Dave
- Make crosswalk safer