Author: Bob

Superintendent search begins

Focus could be on internal candidate For the third time in four years, the Siuslaw School Board is looking for a new top administrator. Officials met in a brief special meeting Monday night to discuss their plans. Tammy Butler – “We were looking at timelines for our superintendent search and […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 01/20/2016 09:28 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/291 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The leader of an armed group who took over a national wildlife refuge in Oregon weeks ago attended a tense community meeting last night and listened as residents chanted at […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 01/20/2016 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/245 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – J.T. Miller scooped up his own rebound and scored on a wraparound 3:54 into overtime, and the New York Rangers rallied for a 3-2 victory over the […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 01/20/2016 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/246 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – More than 100 people have staged a rally in Boise, Idaho to protest the occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon by an armed group. Sportsmen, environmentalists and bird […]

2015 Home Sales Finish Strong

Concerns raised about new home inventory Home sales in the Florence area surged in 2015 with 484 closed sales… that’s an increase of 74 from the year before and the highest since 2004 when there were 561 homes sold in the area. The 2015 total is more than the number […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 01/19/2016 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/261 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) – Drivers in some areas of central and eastern Oregon will be allowed to travel at higher speeds in March. KGW-TV reports that the speed limit will rise from 65 […]