Month: May 2015

Rhody Junior Parade intended to provide fun

12 May 2015 Junior Parade celebrates six-plus decades One regular feature of more than half of the 108 annual Rhododendron Festivals has been the Junior Parade. Local volunteer firefighters have been organizing it for the past 30 years and this year is no different. Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett: […]

Athlete of the Week holds longest discus mark in the state this year

12 May 2015 Oliver named Athlete of the Week Viking Track and Field standout Carissa Oliver is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the week. The sophomore thrower holds the longest throw in the 4A ranks so far this year in the discus… 124-feet-five-inches. She got that in a victory at […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 05/12/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/239 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press RENTON, Wash. (AP) – The Seattle Seahawks have signed converted offensive lineman Kona Schwenke and defensive end Julius Warmsley to their 90-man roster following rookie minicamp last weekend. Schwenke is another […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 05/12/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/262 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has signed a bill requiring background checks on firearm transfers between private parties. Brown’s action makes Oregon the eighth state to require background checks on nearly […]

Sea Lion Caves monitoring new mom

11 May 2015 Wrapped in fishing line, sea lion gives birth inside caves At Sea Lion Caves, 12 miles north of Florence, the are keeping an eye on a female Steller Sea Lion that gave birth Mother’s Day on a rock island inside the cave. The new mom has what […]