Date: 02/03/2016 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/260 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon lawmakers have held their first public hearing on Gov. Kate Brown’s scaled-back minimum wage proposal, and it immediately ran into criticism. Legislators met at the Capitol in a room […]
Month: February 2016
Dunes City setting goals for 2016
Special session for elected officials set Wednesday Officials in Dunes City have set aside 2 ½ hours tomorrow afternoon to talk about their previous goals and refine them for the coming year. Previous goals were divided into four categories: financial stability; good governance; water quality and resource protection; and emergency […]
Athlete of the Week
Simmons wins 138 pound title at Douglas Invitational Siuslaw Wrestling standout Scott Simmons is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The 138 pounder captured the individual title in his weight class at last week’s Douglas Invitational in Winston. Honorable mention goes to Trent Reavis. The Viking post averaged 12 […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 02/02/2016 09:25 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/225 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Corrections is allowing a man convicted of prostitution charges to remain an employee at the state’s only prison for women. The Oregonian reports that Nathan Cantlin, […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 02/02/2016 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/179 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press UNDATED (AP) – The Portland Trail Blazers will host the Milwaukee Bucks tonight at Moda Center. The Trail Blazers are on a four-game winning streak, most recently over the Minnesota Timberwolves. […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 02/02/2016 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/234 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Government Accountability Office says the Justice Department needs to better document the ways it’s tracking the effect of marijuana legalization in the states. That way, federal authorities can better identify […]
Missing man found ok
Passer-by spots elderly man who walked away from care facility The man who walked away from a care center in Florence overnight was found about ten hours after he broke a screen and crawled out a window. 85-year old Don Schug was ok according to medics who checked him out […]
School Board Mulling Capital Improvements
Bond discussion to continue this week Officials at the Siuslaw School District are waiting to see if they won the lottery. They have applied for a capital construction grant from the State Department of Education that could provide $4-million. Because of demand for the state money, officials have placed many […]
