Author: Bob

Property Tax Statements Mailed

20 October 2015 Most tax bills increase about three percent 177-thousand property tax statements began going out in the mail yesterday to property owners in Lane County. The total tax bill: $478-million. That’s up 3.1 percent from last year says Assessor Mike Cowles. Most of that increase comes from the […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/20/2015 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/255 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The family of a 4-year-old girl who died when a homebuilt airplane crashed is suing the plane’s manufacturer. The Oregonian reports the suit against Van’s Aircraft of Aurora seeks $35 […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 10/20/2015 05:49 AM AP-NW–Sports Right Now/268 Latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) – A Washington school district says it is negotiating with the football coach who continues to pray after games after district officials asked him not to. Bremerton High assistant coach Joe Kennedy knelt Friday […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/20/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/265 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A man accused of killing four Portland women in the 1980s entered a not guilty plea on 12 counts of aggravated murder. Portland police arrested 55-year-old Homer Jackson on Thursday […]

City Council prepares manager evaluation

19 October 2015 Wednesday work session scheduled to discuss process Her first anniversary on the job is still more than five months away, but the annual evaluation process for City Manager Erin Reynolds is already underway. She said the City Council will discuss the process Wednesday morning during a special […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/19/2015 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/243 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SWEET HOME, Ore. (AP) – State officials are waiting on more rainfall to determine whether Oregon’s mid-valley is out of wildfire season. The Albany Democrat-Herald reports that Craig Pettinger of the Oregon Department of […]