Concerns raised about new home inventory Home sales in the Florence area surged in 2015 with 484 closed sales… that’s an increase of 74 from the year before and the highest since 2004 when there were 561 homes sold in the area. The 2015 total is more than the number […]
Month: January 2016
Victory on the mats leads to Athlete of the Week honors
Viking Wrestler tabbed Siuslaw wrestling standout Matthew Morales is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the week. The 106 pounder won the championship in his weight class at last week’s Nick Lutz Invitational in Florence, winning his first two matches by fall and then the championship match by a 3-1 decision. […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 01/19/2016 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/261 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) – Drivers in some areas of central and eastern Oregon will be allowed to travel at higher speeds in March. KGW-TV reports that the speed limit will rise from 65 […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 01/19/2016 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/267 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Led by the potent backcourt combo of Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum, the Portland Trail Blazers rebounded from their worst loss of the season by pulling away to […]
1st Oregon News Minute
Date: 01/19/2016 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/256 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press BEND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon State Police now has a trooper in Deschutes County who focuses on investigating suspected illegal firearms purchases. The Bend Bulletin reports that the trooper based in Deschutes County […]
Saving Archie
Park rehab set to begin A groundbreaking Tuesday morning at 11 will mark the beginning of work that will allow Lane County to reopen and operate the Archie Knowles Campground and Day Use Area on Highway 126 just east of Mapleton. West Lane County Commissioner Jay Bozievich will make “brief […]
Preps – Basketball and Wrestling
Viking girls win in Far West League opener; boys lose Destinie Tatum had 17 points and 13 rebounds; Taylor Dotson added 13 points, and the Siuslaw Girls rolled to a 46-34 victory over South Umpqua in their Far West League opener Friday night. The Viking boys struggled in their opener, […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 01/18/2016 09:23 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/308 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – There’s general agreement about increasing Oregon’s minimum wage from the current $9.25 an hour. But there’s discord over how large the increases should be, when they should be implemented, and […]
