Date: 07/23/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/241 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A divide is emerging among groups that want to raise Oregon’s minimum wage that could lead to competing proposals on the 2016 ballot. A group of labor unions and liberal […]
Month: July 2015
Emeralds lose 3rd straight; Viking football gets underway
22 July 2015 Ems drop to 16-and-17 in NWL The Eugene Emeralds fell to the Canadians last night in Vancouver, 3-1. It was Eugene’s third straight loss and their 9th in 11 games. The two teams meet again tonight to wrap up their series; the Emeralds will be back at […]
Siuslaw Valley board rescinds Fire Chief termination; volunteers in support of Jim Langborg talk about healing
22 July 2015 Fire Board rescinds termination order Siuslaw Valley Fire Chief Jim Langborg could be back on the job as early as this morning following action taken last night by the fire district’s board of directors. Lori Gates, the board member who made the motion July 15th to suspend […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/22/2015 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/248 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – Pendleton Police Chief Stuart Roberts says authorities have an idea about what caused a building explosion and fire yesterday morning that killed one person and injured two others. But Roberts […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 07/22/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/253 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) – Franklin Gutierrez’s pinch-hit grand slam in the eighth inning lifted the Seattle Mariners to a wild 11-9 victory over the Detroit yesterday, pushing the Tigers one loss closer […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/22/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/266 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Gov. Kate Brown has declared drought emergencies in three more Oregon counties. With the declaration, 23 out of 36 counties are under drought emergencies. The new ones are Curry, […]
Attempt to restore infant care underway; Fire board to “revisit” chief firing
21 July 2015 Attempt in progress to restart infant care Since late June when the Boys and Girls Club shut down their Quality Child Care of Florence daycare, there has been no facility that provides care for infants and toddlers of working parents. Rob Spooner, who was originally active in […]
Emeralds shut out north of the border
21 July 2015 Canadians use big inning in the third to power to win Five hits and two Eugene errors in the bottom of the third inning contributed to six runs for the Vancouver Canadians on their way to an eight-nothing shutout win over the Emeralds last night in Vancouver. […]
