17 May 2013 Come See What We See… But Bring an Umbrella Yes, the forecast says rain tomorrow… and a chance of showers Sunday… but that hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm of organizers of the 106th Rhododendron Festival. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cal Applebee says he’s confident the weather will […]
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Latest Siuslaw Hall of Fame Honorees Named; Go-time for prep track and field. Rhody Run registrants; Baseball Civil War
Track and Field It’s “go-time” for track and field athletes. The Far West District meet begins today at Vic Adams Field in North Bend for the Siuslaw Vikings. The Mapleton Sailors are in Blue River for the Mountain West meet. The baseball Civil War will likely determine the outcome of […]
Northwest News and Sports from the AP
8 AM SALEM, Ore. (AP) – State economists say a slow, steady economic recovery means the Oregon treasury will take in more money than previously expected. The quarterly forecast released yesterday said revenue from tax collections will be up by more than $270 million since the last projections three months […]
School Cut Alternatives Released; Rhody Parade at 101 Entries; No Pageant; STEPping out.
16 May 2013 Two Teachers, Four School Days and other cuts proposed Five alternatives for balancing the budget in the coming year were presented to the Siuslaw School Budget Committee last night. All were different variations on a common theme that involved reducing staff by two employees through attrition; shortening […]
Ducks drop Dogs… Bone up for Beavers.
J.J. Altobelli drove in two runs on a seventh inning squeeze play to break a one-one tie and lead number 10 Oregon to a 4-1 win over Gonzaga yesterday. The non-conference game at PK Park was the final one before the Ducks host number six ranked Oregon State for a […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 05/16/2013 10:26 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/257 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland’s TriMet mass transit system has 70 executives and managers earning more than $100,000 a year. KOIN reports that compares to 51 high-paid executives for the Denver transit system […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 05/16/2013 09:22 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/272 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Former Beaverton middle school teacher Logan Storm has been arraigned in Portland on sex abuse charges dating back to 2007. Multnomah County prosecutors had originally charged Storm in 2011 […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 05/16/2013 05:50 AM NW–SportsMinute/368 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – The man behind the bid to return professional basketball to the Puget Sound region is sounding down, but not out, following the vote by the NBA Board […]
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