Date: 06/02/2016 06:20 AM AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1286 FOSTER CARE-SHUTDOWNS Oregon shuts down 4 Medford-area adult foster homes (Information from: Mail Tribune, http://www.mailtribune.com/) MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Officials in Oregon have shut down four adult foster care homes, including one that accepted extra Medicaid funds but didn’t hire the necessary caregivers. […]
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Local disaster response planning to be tested
a Cascadia Rising – A reminder to get ready A four-day exercise for emergency response planners next week will test communications and other preparations in place in the event of a large scale earthquake and tsunami. Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Chief Jim Langborg says while the drill won’t directly […]
Former Viking acheives All American Status
Joe Dotson fifth at NAIA Decathlon finals 2015 Siuslaw High School grad Joseph Dotson achieved All-American status in the collegiate ranks last week. The Southern Oregon freshman was fifth in the decathlon at the NAIA national finals in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Dotson scored 6,486 points on the way to becoming […]
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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/541 PADRES-MARINERS Seattle uses 5 home runs to pummel San Diego 16-4 SEATTLE (AP) — Seth Smith hit two of Seattle’s five home runs and finished with four RBIs, Adam Lind and Kyle Seager both hit three-run homers, and the Mariners pummeled San Diego 16-4 on Tuesday. Seattle […]
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AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1222 Man killed by police following incident at Bend museum BEND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say a man was fatally shot by police at the High Desert Museum in Bend. Law enforcement officers responded to the museum on a report Tuesday afternoon of a man with […]
Springfield man, off-duty Coast Guardsman, rescue two boys
Double rescue at the beach… A pair of men teamed up to rescue two boys from the surf near the Siuslaw River’s North Jetty Saturday afternoon. Fireman Dana Gagliardi, an off-duty Coast Guardsman from Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River and Angelo Santiago were able to return the boys to their […]
No more season for college softball and baseball
Duck softball loses two to UCLA The Oregon softball team is dealing with their sudden elimination Sunday from the NCAA playoffs. The Ducks lost two super regional games to UCLA at Jane Sanders Stadium Sunday, ending their season. The Bruins will face Auburn in Oklahoma City beginning this weekend. Beavers […]
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AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1200 SICK LEAVE LAWSUIT 9 counties sue Oregon over state’s paid sick-leave law (Information from: KEZI-TV, http://www.kezi.com/) ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – Nine counties are suing the state, claiming Oregon’s new paid sick-leave law is an unfunded government mandate. KEZI-TV reports that Linn County commissioners filed the suit Friday […]
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