Date: 12/23/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/263 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon officials have been making money by selling voter information to political parties and private companies. The Statesman Journal newspaper reports that the office of the Oregon Secretary of […]
Florence Oregon News
Area non profits collect funds from Three Rivers Foundation
20 December 2013 Local Non-Profits Gain 19 different non-profits are sharing $100-thousand in grants awarded this week from the Three Rivers Foundation. Seven of those groups have direct local ties to western Lane and Douglas Counties. Foundation leadership declined to specify the amount of each award. The funding of which […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/20/2013 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/237 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The former head of Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board who resigned while under investigation is now working for Portland police. Mary Claire Buckley is responsible for police compliance with […]
NW–SportsMinute
Date: 12/20/2013 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/343 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press DALLAS (AP) – Jamie Benn and Colton Sceviour scored goals 15 seconds apart in the first period last night, leading the Dallas Stars to a 4-1 victory over the Vancouver […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/20/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/264 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon official who oversaw most of the development of the state’s troubled health insurance exchange has resigned due to “personal reasons.” The leaders of the Oregon Health Authority […]
Cape Creek Bridge Getting Makeover
Smoking ban proposed for State Parks; Grammy Winner coming to Winter Folk; and Elks Share Pair of Holiday Gifts. Thursday, December 19, 2013 Million Dollar Mile Getting Makeover…. Travelers on Highway 101 11-miles north of Florence will see restrictions over the Cape Creek Bridge over the next few months as […]
Cape Creek Bridge Work
Work on the Cape Creek Bridge at milepost 178 will restrict travel on Highway 101 for several months. For a look back at the bridge and its history, look here.
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/19/2013 09:25 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/269 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon Department of Transportation has notified 39 employees they must pay back overtime wages that were paid by mistake. Amounts vary but the total is nearly $12,000. The […]