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School Boss Terminated – Top Education Story The superintendent of Siuslaw Schools was pretty much “missing in action” for most of the time between March and August. Shawn Wiencek was in her second year at the helm of local schools before the school board voted in early August to fire […]
The Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes have one more football game to play, and it’ll be for the national championship on January 12th in Arlington, Texas. The number two Ducks extended their season and ended Florida State’s 29-game winning streak by scoring the last 35 points in a 59-20 […]
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press UNDATED (AP) – Ohio State and Oregon will face off in the college football championship game on Jan. 12 in Arlington, Texas. The Big Ten champion Buckeyes advanced with a 42-35 win over Alabama last night in the Sugar Bowl, […]
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press UNDATED (AP) – Pac-12 champion Oregon and Big Ten champion Ohio State will meet in Arlington, Texas, at the home of the Cowboys on Jan. 12 to decide the national title in the first year of the new postseason system. […]
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Fiskars Brands Inc. has agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle allegations that safety regulators weren’t promptly alerted about a potentially defective ax made by the company’s Oregon-based subsidiary. Gerber Legendary Blades recalled the Gator Combo […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. (AP) – Marcus Mariota and Oregon turned an avalanche of Florida State mistakes into a mountain of points and the Ducks rolled past the defending national champions 59-20 yesterday to turn the first College […]
With the New Year comes a new minimum wage Oregon’s lowest-paid workers are getting a pay raise. The state’s minimum wage rises 15 cents to $9.25 per hour. That’s an extra $234 a year for people working 30 hours a week. State analysts say the change could affect as many […]
On the Schedule: The first semifinal in the first College Football Playoff is also the 101st edition of the Rose Bowl, and there’s a Heisman Trophy winner on each sideline at the Granddaddy of Them All. Marcus Mariota leads Pac-12 champion Oregon and its offense against Florida State and Jameis […]
