PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 27 points and the Portland Trail Blazers handed the Charlotte Hornets their fifth straight loss with a 115-98 victory last night. Allan Crabbe added 21 points off the bench for the Blazers, who have won four of their last five games. Maurice […]
Florence Oregon News
State of the City; County bond rating could improve; Snow day adjustments may not be needed; Theives disrupt Lakeside phone service; Blind date with a book.
Mayor recaps the “state of the city” There were no real surprises in Florence Mayor Joe Henry’s annual State of the City address last night. That’s mainly because of one of the items he mentioned during the address to about 125 people in the audience at the Florence Events Center. […]
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Gonzaga, the last unbeaten team in Division I, moved to No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll for the second time in school history. The Zags (22-0) jumped up from third when Villanova and Kansas both were beaten in a week when seven of the top 10 […]
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SHERIFF’S OFFICE EMPLOYEE-SENTENCE Ex-sheriff’s office employee gets probation for lying (Information from: The Bulletin, http://www.bendbulletin.com) BEND, Ore. (AP) — A former Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office employee charged with lying to federal agents investigating theft allegations against a former sheriff’s captain has been sentenced to three years of probation. The […]
Fire claims one life; Henry to present state of the city; Port discusses storage buildings; High electricity bill? School districts likely won’t change schedules
Fire claims life Friday night A Vancouver, Washington woman died after a fire destroyed the travel trailer she had been living in Friday night south of Florence. The fire was spotted by a neighbor at seven pm, Alan Montgomery told firefighters he saw flames coming from the roof of the […]
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RANCHING STANDOFF-WIDOW’S MISSION Widow of slain Oregon standoff leader speaks in John Day (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) JOHN DAY, Ore. (AP) — The widow of one of the leaders of an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in rural Oregon drew about 500 people to a small […]
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kevin Durant had 33 points and 10 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors overcame Stephen Curry’s absence to hold off the Portland Trail Blazers 113-111 on Sunday night. Curry didn’t play because of the stomach flu, missing his first game of the season. Klay Thompson […]
Home sales slip in fourth quarter; Douglas County goes after online predators; Check the immunization records; Early warning EQ system; Port Commission talks “blue buildings”
Home sales fall off slightly in fourth quarter of 2016 Sales of single family homes in the Florence and Dunes City area slowed just a little bit at the end of 2016. That brought the year end to a close with 465 homes sold in the area for last year… […]