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Coquille Tribal Foundation Grants

24 February 2014 Tribal Foundation Disburses Funds Three grants totaling $22-thousand were awarded last week to groups in Western Lane and Douglas Counties. The money was part of a total of $342-thousand presented to 39 different groups by the Coquille (ko-KWILL) Tribal Community Fund. $11-thousand will go to the Reedsport […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 02/24/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/276 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Damian Lillard had 32 points and the short-handed Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-97 last night. Thomas Robinson had 14 points and a […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/24/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/254 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Oregon leads the nation in the percentage of kids entering kindergarten with non-medical waivers for vaccinations. State health officials hope a law taking effect March 1 changes that. […]

Suspicious Fires Get Second Look

21 February 2014 Suspicious Blaze Has Investigators Taking a Second Look A fire in a cardboard recycling container Monday night is prompting investigators to take a second look at two other previous blazes that happened nearby.  Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett said Monday’s blaze at Subway on 42nd Street […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/21/2014 09:32 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/210 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police say a flasher exposed himself to three middle school students on their way home from school. Police think the same man is responsible for several flasher incidents […]