Community Thanksgiving Dinner Between four and five hundred people are expected to show up at the Florence Elks Lodge Thanksgiving Day for dinner. Volunteers begin peeling potatoes and preparing the meal Wednesday. By noon Thursday when the doors open, there will be a complete traditional Thanksgiving feast. The Florence Kiwanis […]
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2nd AP Northwest News Minute
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press OAKRIDGE, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State Police and fire marshals are investigating after a fire in Oakridge’s historic Uptown District destroyed two businesses. The Register-Guard reports that the fire early yesterday destroyed Lion Mountain Bakery and On-One Bikes USA. No […]
PTA Fitness Fair promotes healthy learning
20 November 2015 Booster club fun run precedes event The theme tomorrow at Siuslaw Middle School will be health and fitness. The PTA and Siuslaw Athletic Booster Club are teaming up for a pair of events. First up at nine: the Boosters “Civil War Fitness Challenge” three-K walk and five-K […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 11/20/2015 09:08 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/267 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say one man is dead after he was ejected from his vehicle in a crash near Cave Junction. The Mail Tribune reports state police say Jacob Shepherd had been […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 11/20/2015 05:00 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/214 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Gabe York scored a career-high 23 points, including four 3-pointers, to lead four Arizona players in double figures and the No. 12 Wildcats pulled away in the […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 11/20/2015 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/240 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader is one of 47 Democrats who joined with House Republicans to support making it harder for Syrian and Iraqi refugees to enter the United States. Rep. […]
Port Commission to restart manager hiring process
19 November 2015 Commissioners unable to reach agreement Port of Siuslaw Commissioners are not able to reach an agreement on who should take over as manager of the district. They met last night in a private session to talk about the five finalists they interviewed earlier this week. Commission President […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 11/19/2015 09:14 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/297 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SANDY, Ore. (AP) – An 80-year-old woman spent the night trapped in bed after a tree fell on her home east of Portland. The Sandy Fire District says it was alerted yesterday morning by […]