Month: January 2013

Modified school lockdown Friday; Mayor fires budget committee member; Phonies wanted for Boys and Girls Club

21 January 2013 Minor Incident Prompts Precautions at Schools Siuslaw schools went into a ‘modified lock-in’ Friday morning as a precaution after a disgruntled student left the high school.  Siuslaw High School Principal Matt Henry said no threats were made.  But the student, who had just gone through a disciplinary […]

Prep and College Basketball Scores

Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…  Let’s start with Far West Girls Basketball… North Bend pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 49-32 win on the court in Florence Friday night, leaving the Viking girls still winless in league play, tied with South Umpqua at oh-and-four… the two […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 01/21/2013 10:40 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/256 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PRINEVILLE, Ore. (AP) – The Crook County sheriff’s office says a 13-year-old Klamath Falls boy was seriously injured in an off-road motorcycle crash yesterday afternoon near Prineville. Deputies say the boy and his […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 01/21/2013 09:42 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/324 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   FOREST GROVE, Ore. (AP) – A Washington County sheriff’s deputy was shot last night at Forest Grove while responding to a disturbance between an off-duty Hillsboro officer and his wife. The deputy’s wound […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 01/21/2013 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/339 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   UNDATED (AP) – Two people familiar with the decision say the Maloof family has agreed to sell the Sacramento Kings to a Seattle group led by investor Chris Hansen. The […]

Local News – Possible public safety levy; Sheriff says he’ll defer to courts; Dancing on the fiscal cliff delays tax filings

18 January 2013 Lane Commissioners Considering Vote on Jail Tax Officials say they still haven’t made up their minds, but Lane County voters, later this spring, could very well be seeing a special property tax levy request to fund public safety.  Historically, voters have routinely said no to county funding […]