Design Services to begin for City Hall remodel The next step in a $1.9-million remodel of Florence City Hall is expected to be taken this evening when elected officials hear a recommendation from city staff to hire an architect for the project. HGE, Inc of Coos Bay received the higher […]
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Prep and college basketball results; as well as high school wrestling
Prep basketball: The Viking girls fell to Elmira 51-44 at home Friday night. On the boys’ court, the Falcons downed the Vikings by the same 51-44 margin. The Viking girls will host Newport tomorrow night; the boys will travel to Newport where they’ll face the Cubs. The Mapleton Lady Sailors […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
UNDATED (AP) — Washington is in on the college football playoffs, with the Huskies set to face top-seeded Alabama in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta on New Year’s Eve. The Huskies advanced off their Pac-12 title game win over Colorado. They finished the regular season ranked fourth in the […]
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CHURCH PARKING LOT-SHOOTING Gunfire breaks out in Portland church parking lot PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland church went into lockdown and cancelled services after shots were fired in the building’s parking lot. Police had responded to Grace Christian Fellowship after reports of gunfire Sunday morning. Pastor Kelly Cohoe […]
Lane President recruitment; Pearl Harbor; Mapleton dealing with grief; Nativity Festival; Lane County website
Three finalists to interview for Lane President post The search for the successor to Lane Community College president Mary Spilde (SPILL-dee) has been narrowed down to three finalists. Dr. Margaret Hamilton, Vice President for academic affairs at Camden County College in Blackwood, New Jersey; Dr. Peter Maphumulo, Vice President for […]
Viking wrestlers split pair of meets; Beaver basketball with a loss; prep and college schedules
Central Coast Challenge Siuslaw wrestlers split a pair of dual meets last night on the mat in Florence. Reedsport came out on top 36-30 over the Vikings, while Siuslaw beat North Bend 36-9. In the third meet of the evening, Reedsport demolished North Bend 51-6. Top performers for Siuslaw were […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — For the seventh time in five years, the Panthers and Seahawks will meet on Sunday night each with a different sense of urgency heading into the final month of the regular season. Seattle reverted to its inconsistent form of earlier this season in a loss last […]
Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment
WALDEN-HOUSE ENERGY COMMERCE Walden chosen to chair House Energy and Commerce Committee (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon has been elected to serve as chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington, D.C. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the […]