Cave Junction, Ore. — A local school district is addressing parents’ concerns over evacuation plans, should certain areas hit level three during the school day. “I hope, I hope that nothing bad is going to happen. I don’t think anything ...
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Ore. – Extreme fire behavior is expected for the Chetco Bar Fire burning near Brookings. In a Friday morning update, the U.S. Forest Service said significant perimeter growth is expected due to weather conditions. The Chetco ...
Cave Junction, Ore. – Josephine County firefighters are addressing concerns about the Chetco Bar Fire spreading to their county. On Wednesday morning, the Illinois Valley Fire District said infrared data shows the east side of the fire has crept into ...
Cave Junction, Ore.- Fire crews battled flames that destroyed a barn in Cave Junction Wednesday night. Illinois Valley Fire District, Oregon Department of Forestry and American Medical Response all responded to the fire near Holland Loop Rd. just after 9:30 ...
Cave Junction, Ore. — Thousands of Illinois Valley residents have been with a phone outage, and the inability to call 911. “I just went to use the phone system this morning and there was no dial tone,” said Betty Vau. Vau ...
Cave Junction, Ore. — A thief hit the Illinois Valley Fire Department. Fire crews said someone took more than $8,000 worth of rescue equipment. The theft happened Sunday. Illinois Valley Fire District said they were going through a daily inventory check ...
Cave Junction, Ore. — A Bald eagle is released back into the wild Friday, two weeks after suffering life-threatening injuries. When the Bald eagle was found in this canyon in Cave Junction, she was badly injured and really low on ...
Josephine County, Ore.- Three search and rescue teams were dispatched in Josephine County Thursday night after reports of an overdue elderly man. The 83-year-old man’s wife called the Sheriff’s Office after he failed to return home from collecting wood in the ...
The lack of local law enforcement in the Illinois Valley is becoming more of an issue for people who live there. Neighborhood watch groups are discussing ways of improving communication between each other. Fire Chief Dennis Hoke says the number ...
Illinois Valley, Ore., — “He was doing his two favorite things when he died, he loved his saddle horse and he loved buck hunting.” 87-year-old Jack Sauer was hunting with his granddaughter on Sunday. They were trying to cross the ...