Month: December 2014

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 12/18/2014 05:00 AM AP-NW–1st SportsMinute/310 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – LaMarcus Aldridge had 23 points and 15 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 104-97 last […]

Christmas Memory to benefit warming center

17 December 2014 Warming Center Object of Weekend Benefit A reprise reading this weekend of Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory” will benefit a new emergency warming center. Admission will be free Saturday evening, seven pm, at the Florence United Methodist Church, but donations of twin sheets, pillowcases and pillows are […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 12/17/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/266 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – Jabari Peters scored 16 points, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range, to lead Sam Houston State to a 76-52 victory over Eastern Washington last night. All […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 12/17/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/279 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say they’ve recovered four pipe bombs that were tossed from a fleeing vehicle in southeast Portland. The bombs did not detonate. Police say bomb squad technicians recovered the devices […]

Elementary School Expanding

16 December 2014 School Board Approves Kindergarten Building The move to full-day kindergarten will have an impact on facilities at Siuslaw Elementary School. Board members wrestled last week with whether or not to “make do” with existing space or spend a half-million dollars to install a modular building. Superintendent Ethel […]