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Local News: QCCF Donations; State to use local paper; Sherrif cuts to have minimal impacts in WL county; Valentine’s Day

Local Child Care non-profit looking for last minute bump in donations Already they’ve raised more than $350-thousand dollars for a new, non-profit child care center in Florence.  The modular building has been delivered and the finishing touches are being applied.  But, says Quality Child Care of Florence President Sally Wantz, […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,317 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A jury has sided with more than 120 current and former Les Schwab Tire Center assistant managers, finding the Bend-based retailer routinely failed to pay them for working overtime. The Oregonian reports jurors ruled […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute CORRECTION,335 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ONTARIO, Ore. (AP) – An autopsy has found that an inmate at Snake River Correctional Institution who died Feb. 2 was killed. State Police said yesterday the suspect is the cellmate of 28-year-old Michael Clarence Hagen. The […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,384 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Freshman Kevin Pangos scored 27 points and Gonzaga beat No. 16 Saint Mary’s 73-59 to avenge an earlier loss to the West Coast Conference leader. The win kept alive the […]

Local News: LC Sheriff Making Massive Cuts; State Revenue Shortfall Smaller Than Normal; Rhody Court; and Radio Auction

Massive Cuts in Store for Lane County Sheriff’s Department Staffing levels at the Lane County Jail and in the patrol division have already been slashed because of budget shortfalls over the past several years. They’re set to go even deeper. About 80 employees in the Lane County Sheriff’s Department will […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,234 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The 5-year-old boy who was swept down an Albany creek is out of the hospital. The Oregonian reports Maliki Wilgus was released Tuesday after three weeks in Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland. The boy […]