SOLAR COMPLAINTS Neighbors of solar project complain of dust, noise (Information from: The Bulletin, http://www.bendbulletin.com) BEND, Ore. (AP) — The construction of two solar farms east of Bend has sparked complaints from neighbors. The Bend Bulletin reports that one man who lives next door to where the 80-acre solar […]
Month: November 2016
Learn to suture; DST ends; Drop your ballot, don’t mail it; Health insurance costs and availability; Soil and Water Conservation Directors; Military Family Appreciation
Disaster Expo to offer unique experience Saturday’s Disaster Preparedness Expo at the Florence Events Center will offer much of the familiar information we’ve come to expect: How to prepare a disaster kit at home; ensuring a good water supply; as well as basic health and sanitation guidelines. This expo goes […]
Vikings pursue defense of two state titles… Pac 12 football schedules for the weekend
Mans and Viking Girls won titles at last year’s meet The Siuslaw Girls Cross Country Team will be on the state 4A Championship course tomorrow at Lane Community College in Eugene. Celie Mans is the defending individual state champion… she and fellow senior Destinie Tatum are leading five freshmen on […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman ripped into the NFL on Thursday, questioning the league’s officiating and saying the decline in television ratings is due in part to the league simply not being fun anymore. Sherman was critical of the calls after Seattle’s 25-20 loss to […]
Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment
RANCHING STANDOFF-PLEA BARGAIN TURMOIL Those who took plea deals in Oregon standoff weigh options SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An occupier of an Oregon wildlife refuge who took a plea deal before seven co-defendants were acquitted of the same charge says his lawyer is talking with prosecutors and withdrawing his […]
HIV in Florence; Food backpacks for kids; Parks smoking ban denied; Mail your ballot; Rhody logo selected; Higher costs and fewer selections for indivudual health coverage in ’17
Cluster of HIV cases in Florence causing concern Recent news that five cases of HIV/AIDS have been diagnosed in the Florence area in the past few weeks has public health officials concerned. Jason Davis is with the Lane County Public Health Department. He says the five cases are “clustered” together […]
Brooks named first-team preseason All American
First ever Duck to receive the recognition Oregon’s Dillon Brooks is the first Duck ever to be named to the Associated Press Pre-Season All American list. The 6-7 junior forward is expected to miss the start of the basketball season because of an off-season foot injury. Brooks was a first […]
Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment
MAN ON FIRE Man hospitalized after suffering burns in Corvallis field (Information from: Gazette-Times, http://www.gtconnect.com) CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Police in Corvallis say a man has suffered life-threatening injuries after being burned in a field east of the Highway 34 bypass. The Gazette-Times reports that police had responded Wednesday […]
