Junction, IL

Cave Junction mayor Jesse Dugas won re-election handily on Tuesday night, defeating challenger Barbara Howard with 463 votes (71%) over Howard’s 185 votes (28%). Dugas, who will now serve a second two-year term as mayor, has said that he is looking to finish what he started, especially when it comes[Read More...] The post Dugas wins re-election as Cave Junction mayor appeared first on Illinois Valley News.

A 37-year-old Centralia woman has been sent to prison after pleading guilty to a forgery charge. Bryttany Hester of Junction Road admitted to writing ...

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGThis is to give notice that on Monday, October 27, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 222 W. Lister Street, Cave Junction, Oregon, the Common Council of the City of Cave Junction will meet in accordance with Land Use Hearing Rules and[Read More...] The post Cave Junction City Council Land Use Hearing appeared first on Illinois Valley News.

Oct 23 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said on Friday it had killed two suspected attackers following a reported shooting attack in the Judea Junctio...

Cave Junction city council candidates Stacey Grabarz and Dan Bosch met in a debate on Wednesday, October 14, to discuss issues facing Cave Junction, including the future of the Junction Inn property, transient lodging taxes and parks. Mayor Jesse Dugas also attended, but his opponent, Barbara Howard, declined the invitation.[Read More...] The post Cave Junction city council candidates talk Junction Inn and funding tourism appeared first on Illinois Valley News.

A two-year-old boy drowned in the West Fork of the Illinois River on Tuesday, October 14, according to the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched to a missing child call on Burch Drive, just off of Redwood Highway south of Cave Junction, at 10:48 a.m. on October 14, according[Read More...] The post Two-year-old boy drowns in Illinois River appeared first on Illinois Valley News.

This is to give notice that on Monday, October 27, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 222 W. Lister Street, Cave Junction, Oregon, the Common Council of the City of Cave Junction will meet in accordance with Land Use Hearing Rules and ORS 197.763, will[Read More...] The post City of Cave Junction Municipal Code Amendment Hearing appeared first on Illinois Valley News.

The race for Cave Junction city council pits two experienced councilors against husband-and-wife challengers for the mayorship and a contested council seat.  Barbara Howard, challenging current mayor Jesse Dugas, is a real estate developer involved in the Pomeroy Estates project, as well as other projects across Oregon. She has levied[Read More...] The post Infrastructure, tourism rise as top issues in Cave Junction city council race appeared first on Illinois Valley News.

Umpqua Preps: Local sports scores/schedules for 10/5-6 MONDAY, Oct. 5 Volleyball Myrtle Point def. REEDSPORT 25-16, 25-12, 25-14 (3-0) Crosspoint Christian def. DAYS CREEK 25-19, 25-17, 25-8 (3-0) Soccer Girls —  Sutherlin 2, ILLINOIS VALLEY 2 TUESDAY, Oct. 6 Volleyball South Medford at ROSEBURG 6:30pm South Umpqua at JUNCTION CITY 6:30pm Sutherlin at BROOKINGS-HARBOR 6:00pm...