Author: Bob

Ballots coming back; tsunami signs will multiply; Eco finds a new home; Port dealing with winter debris; County parks smoking ban rejected; Rhody logo selected

Voters are returning ballots… More than 80-percent of Lane County registered voters are expected to return ballots for next week’s general election.  That means election workers are going to have a busy week. As of yesterday, 81-thousand ballots had been returned… that’s right at 33-percent.  That means they could see […]

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  WARRIORS-TRAIL BLAZERS Curry has 28 points and Warriors beat the Blazers 127-104 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 28 points, 23 in the third quarter alone, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 127-104 on Tuesday night to extend their early season winning streak to […]

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  MISSING PORTLAND STUDENT Search for missing Portland State student suspended (Information from: KOIN-TV, http://www.koin.com/) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have suspended the search for a woman who didn’t return home last week after a night class at Portland State University. KOIN-TV and other news outlets report that 25-year-old Emily […]

Economic development efforts; Trick or treat in Old Town; Plover protections; 12 1/2 gallons of blood; Log booms; Eco stays home

Our Town details Eco Development efforts Economic development efforts over the past two years are likely to begin paying off in the not-so-distant-future according to City of Florence officials.  The effort began in earnest a little under two years ago after Mayor Joe Henry and the current City Council were […]

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  RANCHING STANDOFF-BUNDY Ammon Bundy: “We will continue to stand” (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The leader of a federal wildlife refuge takeover in Oregon says his group will “continue to stand” after he and six others were acquitted last week of charges in the case. […]