Classes end for the year at Siuslaw… When students at Siuslaw schools went home yesterday afternoon it was for the final time this school year. Siuslaw Superintendent Ethel Angal said if she were to issue a report card for the district it would be mostly A’s. Ethel Angal – “I […]
Month: June 2016
Oregon’s Nogosek earns national honors
Closer named All-American Oregon right-handed pitcher Stephen Nogosek has been named a 2016 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-American. The Ducks’ closer also earned second team Pac-12 honors is just the second Oregon player to claim the writers’ All-America honors. The junior closer recorded a 2-2 record this season but […]
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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/691 MARINERS-RAYS Rays beat Mariners on bases-loaded walk in 13th ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Mike Montgomery walked Logan Morrison with the bases loaded in the 13th inning to bring in the winning run in the Tampa Bay Rays’ 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners Wednesday night. Logan […]
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AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1211 MINIMUM WAGE Employers, workers get clarity on Oregon minimum wage rules PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The first of several gradual increases to Oregon’s minimum wage is set to begin in two weeks, and on Wednesday the state clarified how businesses will pay their employees who travel throughout […]
Local vigil to remember Orlando shooting victims
Candlelight vigil at St. Andrews is for remembrance An ecumenical gathering is set for Thursday night in Florence to remember and honor those involved in Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando. Georgia DuBose is the Vicar of St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Florence. She says all are welcome for the outdoor […]
Cubs commit to Eugene Emeralds through 2018
Emeralds open at home Friday The Eugene Emeralds are gearing up for the start of the 2016 minor league “short season” this week. The Ems recently signed a two-year player development contract extension with the Chicago Cubs that will take them through the 2018 season. Most of the players on […]
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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/786 MARINERS-RAYS Longoria, Dickerson help Rays rally to 8-7 win over Mariners ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Evan Longoria and Corey Dickerson had three RBIs apiece and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Seattle Mariners 8-7 on Tuesday night. Longoria’s seventh […]
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AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1224 PORTLAND-ZOMBIE HOMES Portland mulls foreclosures for 1st time in 50 years PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — City officials in this booming Pacific Northwest metropolis have developed a plan to foreclose on so-called ‘zombie homes’ for first time in 50 years as Portland grapples with a swelling population and […]
