Month: September 2014

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 09/02/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/238 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Adam Dunn provided instant pop for the struggling Athletics, hitting a towering, two-run homer in his first at-bat for Oakland to highlight a 6-1 win over the […]

City to spread Flo Grow

1 September 2014 Get your Flo-Grow… Area residents later this month can get up to one free cubic yard of what is being called “Flo-Grow”. It’s a composted combination of ground yard debris and sludge left over from the sewage treatment process. Florence Public Works Director Mike Miller said the […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 09/01/2014 05:00 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/307 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Dustin Ackley homered and drove in four runs and the Seattle Mariners averted a three-game sweep, beating the Washington Nationals 5-3 yesterday. Bryce Harper homered twice for Washington […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 09/01/2014 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/333 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The anonymous donor that gave $100 million to Oregon Health & Science University last month has been revealed to be Columbia Sportswear’s chairwoman Gert Boyle, and the donation was made […]