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(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown will visit Florence Tuesday to meet business and community leaders and host a forum to learn how Oregon can support small businesses, jobs, and rural economic development. Florence Development Discussion Governor Brown will hear from Florence Mayor Joe Henry and city leaders about the […]
Truck driver takes wrong turn Florence police say they don’t really know where the driver of a large box-van thought he was headed Thursday evening, but he wound up in the Siuslaw River. Police commander John Pitcher said a large delivery van, owned by Eugene’s Automatic Heat Installation and Service, […]
College basketball: Ducks seeded high in Mid-West Regional The Oregon Ducks are the third seed in the Mid-West Regional and will face Iona Friday night Sacramento to open up the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. Kansas is the number one seed in the region… with a win Friday, Oregon would then […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 28 of his 39 points in the first half and the Portland Trail Blazers recovered to beat the Phoenix Suns 110-101 on Sunday night after blowing an 18-point second-half lead. Lillard scored just four points in the fourth quarter, but fellow guard C.J. McCollum […]
MISSING SKIER-RECOVERY EFFORT Search for missing skier on Mt. Hood becomes recovery effort (Information from: KEZI-TV, http://www.kezi.com/) HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say the search for a 57-year-old man who went missing on Tuesday while skiing on Mt. Hood has become a recovery effort. Sgt. Pete Hughes with […]
Goodwill considering new location A Highway 101 commercial building, vacant for nearly a decade, is headed for new life as the home of Goodwill Industries in Florence. The non-profit agency wants to move from their current location to the former Rite-Aid building at 12th Street and Highway 101. In processing […]
Ducks to face Cal in conference semi-final Number five Oregon ran away from Arizona State in the second half yesterday and cruised to an 80-57 victory over the Sun Devils in one quarterfinal of the men’s Pac-12 basketball tournament in Las Vegas. Fifth seeded Cal gets by Utah Jabari Bird […]
RANCHING STANDOFF TRIAL-NEVADA Defendant medical complaint interrupts Bundy standoff trial LAS VEGAS (AP) — A medical complaint involving a defendant with a history of health problems briefly interrupted the Las Vegas trial of six men accused of wielding guns during an April 2014 armed standoff between followers of Nevada […]
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