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06/18/2026

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06/18/2026

“I absolutely love running the lodge. It has been one of the hardest, most interesting and most rewarding things I’ve ever done,” new owner Alex Posner said.

The historic landmark along Highway 199 is now 100 years old Patrick Creek Lodge, the historic inn and restaurant along Highway 199 between the Illinois Valley and the coast, is back open again after being closed for more than a year. About a year ago, husband-and-wife team Ryan and Alex[Read More.....

06/17/2026

Here's the front page of our June 17 edition, available now at theivnews.com/e-edition

06/16/2026

Volunteers on Tuesday cleaned up the boat ramp at the lake, hopefully making boat launching there a little bit easier.

About a dozen volunteers, along with workers from Josephine County Parks, gathered at Lake Selmac on Tuesday, June 16, to remove invasive Eurasian milfoil from the lake. They used large, sturdy rakes and rope to collect the plants by hand, from boat and from land, depositing massive, slimy clumps of...

06/16/2026

Fire danger rises to "High" tomorrow, June 17, and two fires have already burned almost 100 acres combined in Southern Oregon.

Fire danger also rises to “High” on Wednesday, June 17 As the Illinois Valley deals with temperatures in the upper 90s this week, fire danger rises to “High,” and two fires start in neighboring regions, residents are being reminded to take care in the extreme early-season heat and check in[R...

06/12/2026

On Monday, June 1, the passenger of a vehicle that was pulled over opened up the glove box to reveal what appeared to be a m**h pipe. Read this and other Tales from the Rural Patrol here.

(Editor’s note: Factual information for ‘Tales’ is provided by the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges can be amended or dismissed.) Wednesday, May 6 A man camping about 8 miles up Illinois River Road was cited for...

06/12/2026

"There will be no changes that customers will see," SOS Executive Assistant Jen McGowan said. "Rates, logos and even uniforms will stay the same. From the outside, you won’t be able to tell."

Southern Oregon Sanitation – widely known as SOS – the last family owned and operated garbage company in Josephine and Jackson counties, is being sold to a company called Waste Connections, one of the largest waste management companies in the country.  This purchase is likely to be put into eff...

06/11/2026

Congratulations to the Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School class of 2026!

Kalmiopsis Community Arts High School held its 2nd annual graduation Friday, June 5 at Rusk Ranch Nature Center, graduating 14 students out of the student body of 64. Even though this is the third year that the public charter school has been in operation, this is the second year with[Read More...]

06/11/2026

Fire Danger is now at Moderate across Southwest Oregon, bringing bans on burning and use of chainsaws during certain hours, among other restrictions.

Fire danger in the region will increase to moderate on Thursday, June 11, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. As the fire danger rises from low to moderate, that means open fires are prohibited, except at locations deemed a designated campground. The following restrictions also apply: Ch...

06/10/2026

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