Interest in Running for Local Offices Appears to be low… Things are shaping up to offer Florence voters little or no choice at the polls in November. With just a week until the filing deadline for the open mayor’s position and two council seats there is only one official candidate. […]
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3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/08/2012 10:27 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/253 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Salem-Keizer School District says it will stick with its teen pregnancy prevention class, despite a parent’s objection to the involvement of Planned Parenthood. Superintendent Sandy Husk says a […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/08/2012 09:29 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/254 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A Grants Pass man who authorities feared might have been plotting a sniper attack at a high school football game is scheduled to be back in court to change […]
Vote Here to help earn $7,500 for Boys and Girls Club from Safeco
Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County earns $2,000 grant thanks to Coast Insurance Services being named Safeco Insurance® Make More Happen Award finalist Florence, Oregon (August 7, 2012) — Safeco Insurance has named Coast Insurance Services in Florence as a Make More Happen Award finalist for its volunteer […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 08/08/2012 06:26 AM NW–SportsMinute/318 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland Trail Blazers have hired Terry Stotts as head coach. The move announced yesterday by Trail Blazers GM Neil Olshey fills the NBA’s last coaching […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/08/2012 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/244 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Firefighters have been granted special permission to use mechanized equipment – helicopters and chain saws – to battle several small wildfires in a wilderness area along the Oregon-California […]
Local Sports – Ems break streak; fall camps open in Corvallis and Eugene
The Eugene Emeralds put up 14 hits and capitalized on three errors as they broke a three-game losing streak last night with an 8-5 win over the Bears in Yakima. Three Ems pitchers combined to strike out 11. Mark Picca earned his fourth win in relief on the mound. The […]
Local News – Senior Center in the black; Sweet Creek Road; Relay for Life on 2 wheels
Senior Center Success Relies on Volunteers The Florence City Council heard a semi-annual report last night from the organization that operates the Senior Center. City Manager Jacque Betz says the facility is run without any public funds. Jacque Betz – “What’s amazing about this group is they are volunteers that […]