Month: February 2015

High winds and heavy rain

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Some damage, but area escapes relatively unscathed The final storm in a five day series came down hard on the Florence area yesterday. Wind gusts in excess of 60 miles an hour were recorded in town and nearly two inches of rain fell. Damage in some […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–SportsMinute RESENDING/256 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press UNDATED (AP) — Kentucky is the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press’ Top 25 for the second straight week. The Cavaliers were back up to No. 2, moving past Gonzaga after beating No. […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/10/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/271 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – Some Oregon businesses say slowdowns resulting from a labor dispute at West Coast ports are affecting their operations coming and going. Jeff Tobin of Mazama Brewing in Corvallis says a […]

Recall effort must wait, says Kate

Monday, February 9, 2015 Kitzhaber recall attempt must wait Oregon’s chief elections officer has rejected a recall petition filed against Governor John Kitzhaber. Secretary of State Kate Brown says the petition was filed too soon because elected officials must be six months into their term before recall proceedings can start. […]

Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports

2/9/2015 Sailors clip the Eagles Chris Free and Tucker Ford combined for 30 first half points and the Mapleton Sailors ran away from Eddyville Friday night, 65-35. Free wound up with a double-double… 13 points and 12 rebounds. Ford led scoring with 22 points. Two other Sailors scored in double […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 02/09/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/255 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) – LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points and Damian Lillard added 23 to help the Portland Trail Blazers fight off a late charge from the Houston Rockets for a 109-98 […]