Month: March 2016

Bridge railing to reappear in Old Town

Repurposing the Railing: The ongoing restoration of the Siuslaw River Bridge includes removing the old railings and replacing them with new reinforced concrete replicas that meet modern safety standards. So far, just under half of the railing has been removed and the rest is expected to be replaced over the […]

NW Sports Minute from the AP

AP-NW–SportsMinute/283 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Utility infielder Luis Sardinas had a grand slam in the Seattle Mariners’ 13-12 loss to the Oakland Athletics last night. Jake Smolinski hit a three-run home run and drove in four […]

Deputies to resume 24-7 patrols

Lane County completes hiring process to fill open shifts Lane County Sheriff’s Deputies are finally back on the road, patrolling, 24-hours a day. Byron Trapp – “It doesn’t fix all of our problems with police staffing.  It eliminates that really dangerous initial delay in an emergency response.  But it doesn’t […]

Oregon State baseball picks up non-conference win

College baseball Kyle Nobach drove in three runs, Christian Donahue recorded three hits and Jack Anderson doubled twice to send third-ranked Oregon State to a 13-6 midweek win over the Pilots Tuesday afternoon in Portland.  The Beavers will return to conference play Thursday when they travel to Berkeley where they’ll […]