6 PM meeting at City Hall The Florence City Council will set election schedules and recognize area groups who work to be more sustainable this evening. Mayor Joe Henry, along with councilors Joshua Greene and Ron Preisler will face reelection in the fall. Councilors will review and likely approve the […]
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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/1030 WILSON-COMMENCEMENT REMARKS Russell Wilson takes jab at NC State on lesson learned MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson’s quip about a personal lesson learned has gone over well at the University of Wisconsin but ruffled some feathers where he began his college career in […]
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AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1243 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PINATAS Oregon class celebration has presidential candidate pinatas (Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com) EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon civics teacher is getting some unexpected attention because a presidential candidate pinata was part of a class celebration after the students completed their exams. Students brought […]
Murder related to Mapleton bank robbery could lead to death penalty
Third defendant gets guilty verdict in 2012 slaying A 26-year old man faces the death penalty after being found guilty in the 2012 slaying of a Eugene man. A.J. Scott Nelson was convicted of aggravated murder and more than a dozen other felony charges Thursday. A second trial phase to […]
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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/620 MARINERS Surprising Seattle leads the AL West in mid-May SEATTLE (AP) — When new general manager Jerry Dipoto went about rebuilding the Seattle Mariners in the offseason, he bet heavily on the rebound. Dipoto believed the Mariners could be revamped without spending heavily in free agency through […]
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AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1245 POLICE OFFICER SHOT Police: Suspect who shot Ore. police officer indicted GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) — Police say the man who shot a police officer after a late-night traffic crash has been indicted on attempted aggravated murder charges. Police said in a news release Thursday that David Allen […]
Rhody Royalty Crowned at Showcase
Queen Rhododendra CIX, Hannah Anderson Siuslaw High School junior Hannah Anderson was crowned Queen Rhododendra 109 last night, capping off an evening of performances on the stage at the Florence Events Center. Anderson’s talent was a humorous radio show based on the 1940s according to Chantelle Meyer with the Siuslaw […]
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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/907 TRAIL BLAZERS-WARRIORS Splash Brothers Curry, Thompson send Warriors to West finals OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 33 points with six 3-pointers, Stephen Curry added 29 and sealed it with a 3 with 24.9 seconds left, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference […]