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Relay For Life Heads Back to Miller Park The American Cancer Society Relay for Life will be at MillerPark this year after all. After more than a decade at that location, organizers of the annual event had opted to move it to Hans Peterson Field. They had, they felt, […]
Siuslaw Senior’s Jake Thompson and Katy Potter were named Athletes of the Year. Jake Thompson had outstanding season over the past year in Football, Basketball and baseball. Katy Potter claimed an individual championship in the girls 4-A Cross County Championships, followed by a standout track and field season. […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A head-on crash has left a motorist dead and a Portland police officer injured. Police say the two vehicles collided late last night on Northeast Portland Highway. Police say preliminary information indicates that the civilian driver crossed over the median and struck the police car head-on. […]
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Sparks from a car may have caused a wildfire that has burned 115 acres above Grants Pass. The Mail Tribune reports investigators believe the blaze likely started Saturday along the northbound lane of Interstate 5. The Oregon Department of Forestry is asking for help identifying the […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Scott Diamond pitched six shutout innings and Josh Willingham hit one of Minnesota’s four home runs as the Twins trounced the Seattle Mariners 10-0 yesterday. Chris Herrmann hit his first major league homer and Ryan Doumit and Brian Dozier also connected for the Twins. Willingham drove in […]
