KAJO Fire destroys Cave Junction post officeOregonLive.comCAVE JUNCTION, Ore. — Fire has destroyed the post office in the Southern Oregon town of Cave Junction. The Grants Pass Daily Courier reports fire broke out at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, and by the time the flame were out a few hours later, …
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