Illinois Valley News
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The Illinois Valley News is a weekly newspaper published in Josephine County in the U.S. state of Oregon.
History
The publication was founded June 11, 1937[2] by the two brothers, L. E. and M. C. Athey.[3] The brothers' first issue referred to the area as the Valley of Riches due to the abundant natural beauty and resources.[4] In 1949 M. C. and Anna Athey sold the paper to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Abernathy.[2]
In 1955 the
Mr. and Mrs. James M. McDermott were the publishers in the 1960.[6] Bob and Helen Grant bought the paper in 1961;[7] Bob's role as publisher lasted at least into the early 1970s.[8] In the early 1960s, the paper was the first to advocate that the Collier Tunnel along U.S. Route 199 near the Oregon-California border, be named for U.S. Senator Randolph Collier of California, known as the "father of California's Freeways."[9][10]
The paper was known as the Cave Junction Bulletin for a period including 1971.[11]
Bob and Jan Rodriguez owned the paper from the mid-1980s to 2010, when they sold it to Daniel Mancusco and Kevan Moore.[12] The paper's reporting has been cited in regional and national news outlets, such as coverage of a 1990 cold case reopened in 2014,[13] and a Southern Oregon forest fire in 2002.[14] A humorous ad run by the paper, soliciting reporters but warning of "low pay and marginal health insurance," was quoted in a 2010 Austin Examiner story about the challenges facing local newspapers.[15] Publisher Mancuso was quoted in a 2014 Oregonian story, claiming that a lack of local law enforcement resources was contributing to challenges solving in a more recent criminal case.[16]
The weekly paper is published in Cave Junction, Oregon, by Daniel J. Mancuso and Laura Mancuso.[17]
See also
References
- ^ { "Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association". www.orenews.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ a b "Newspaper Sold at Cave Junction". The Oregonian. December 18, 1949.
- ^ Edwards, Herman (May 15, 1939). "Motor Cruise of 1939: To the Oregon Caves". The Oregonian.
- ^ Mancuso, Dan (March 7, 2017). "Another Man's Fancy" (PDF). Upper Rogue Independent.
- ^ "Award Dinner Set for Friday". The Oregonian. September 2, 1955.
- ^ "Girl 'Serious' Following Fall". The Oregonian. February 25, 1960.
- ^ "Helen Stowe (obituary)". Redwood Times (Calif.). October 8, 2013.
- ^ Kadera, Jim (March 2, 1972). "Forest Service Seeks Wild River Comments". The Oregonian.
- ^ "Solon Heads Ceremonies". The Oregonian. July 15, 1963.
- ^ Miller, Bill (November 21, 2010). "Collier's impossible hole in the mountain". Medford Mail Tribune.
- ^ Matsumoto, Samantha (September 2, 2016). "Technology enlisted in 45-year-old cold case". The Oregonian.
- ^ "Oregon Weekly Illinois Valley News Sold". September 1, 2010.
- ^ "Local agencies help with 1990 Mendota cold case". Sauk Valley Newspapers. September 10, 2014.
- ^ Sarche, Jon (July 31, 2002). "Fires force Mesa Verde National Park evacuation; Oregon homes threatened". Associated Press.
- ^ Bettelheim, Joanna (October 6, 2010). "National Newspaper Week: is there anything to celebrate?". Austin Examiner (Tex.).
- ^ Kavanaugh, Shane Dixon (March 5, 2014). "Deaths, drugs and lies with not a cop in sight Lack of cash leaves Cave Junction largely self-policed as a crime wave devastates rural Josephine County". The Oregonian.
- ^ "Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association".
External links
Further reading
- Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., October 7, 1949.
- Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore., February 10, 1941.