The Illinois Valley News is a weekly newspaper published in Josephine County in the U.S. state of Oregon.
[4] The brothers' first issue referred to the area as the Valley of Riches due to the abundant natural beauty and resources.
[13] The paper's reporting has been cited in regional and national news outlets, such as coverage of a 1990 cold case reopened in 2014,[14] and a Southern Oregon forest fire in 2002.
[15][16] 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.
[17] 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.