4 March 2014 Practice Makes Perfect It had all the makings of a tense situation. A report of an armed subject, possibly holding hostages inside a vacant restaurant building in Old Town Florence last week drew a large and heavily armed response. It was just a drill. Interim Florence Police […]
Month: March 2014
Two Viking Girls; No Boys; On All Far West Squad
Far West League Honors Two Siuslaw Viking girls earned All-Far-West League Honors this week for their work on the basketball court. Senior Ashlee Cole was named to the first-team by Far West coaches; Mikaela Siegel earned Honorable Mention. No Viking boys made the list. On the schedule today… College basketball… […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 03/04/2014 09:27 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/287 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland hospital nursing supervisor says a man rescued from a caved-in utility trench is listed in serious but stable condition in intensive care. The Oregonian reports that 21-year-old […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 03/04/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/255 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Kent Bazemore threw an alley-oop to Wesley Johnson for the go-ahead dunk with 6.9 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 03/04/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/254 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Gov. John Kitzhaber is expressing pessimism about the ability for Cover Oregon to get its website fully functioning before the March 31 deadline for people to sign up for […]
Florence Considering Input on Garbage Tipping Fees
3 March 2014 City Council Asked to Weigh in on Waste Proposal A proposal by Lane County to increase the fees charged to commercial waste haulers at the Florence Transfer Site has drawn attention. Lane County’s Waste Management Division is seeking a ten-dollars-per-ton hike in “tipping fees”, the amount charged […]
Sixth Place Trophy for Viking Grappler
Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports… Viking 126 pounder finishes sixth. Siuslaw’s Isaiah Burkhalter pinned his first two opponents over the weekend at the State 4A Wrestling Tournament. The 126-pound sophomore was then pinned in the semi-final round by Brent Bannon of Crook County and sent to the consolation […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 03/03/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/253 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) – Jordan Adams scored 20 of his 24 points in the second half, and UCLA rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat Oregon State 74-69 last night […]
