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PUD to aid in national study; Cold Weather Shelter; Coos Bay cleared of sunken vessel; Keeping those resolutions

Central Lincoln to participate in policy study Oregon is one of four states selected by the National Governor’s Association for a “policy academy” focused on modernizing electric grids.  In Oregon, the Department of Energy will be working alongside Central Lincoln PUD for ways to protect vulnerable parts of the coast […]

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  BOARDMAN COAL PLANT Biomass testing delayed at Boardman coal plant (Information from: East Oregonian, http://www.eastoregonian.com) PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Portland General Electric says it’ll determine whether Oregon’s last remaining coal-fired power plant can run entirely on biomass in the next couple of months. The East Oregonian reports PGE had […]

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Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment at 3:20 a.m. PST SECRETARY OF STATE-APPOINTMENTS New secretary of state names ousted officials to top posts (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Secretary of State-elect Dennis Richardson, who will be sworn in Friday, has named an ousted elections […]

Bridge work continuing at a slow pace; Feds pay for UCC victim assistance; Learning another language at the Library; Small earthquake; Tax volunteers

Bridge rehab going slower than expected Residents in and around the Old Town area still face several more months of noise from the machinery being used by crews applying a corrosion resistant coating to the Siuslaw River Bridge. Angela Beers-Sydel – “The noise is hard on people.  Especially the compressor […]

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  RANCHING STANDOFF-PAYNE Judge denies Ryan Payne’s motion to undo guilty plea (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has denied Oregon refuge occupier Ryan Payne’s request to withdraw his guilty plea. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown ruled Wednesday that […]