13 June 2013 Flag Day Observance in Florence Several hundred flags will go up in flames tomorrow night in Florence. It’s not a protest. It’s a show of respect for flags that are now too worn, tattered or frayed to be properly displayed according to American Legion Post Commander Mike […]
Florence Oregon News
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/13/2013 09:21 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/290 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A 60-year-old Roseburg woman has been sentenced to a year in prison for stealing $300,000 in federal and state welfare benefits over a 14-year period. The Register-Guard reports Judith […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 06/13/2013 05:29 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/325 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – The Houston Astros rallied to score six runs off closer Tom Wilhelmsen in the ninth inning and beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 last night. Trailing 1-0, Jason […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/13/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/262 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The state Legislature has voted to allow veterans nationwide to pay in-state tuition at Oregon’s public universities. The House unanimously backed the measure on yesterday and Gov. John Kitzhaber […]
FEC Financing Committee; Forest Work Camp; Gas Prices; State Budget Impasse
12 June 2013 FEC Funding Committee Reconvenes A group of residents with the expressed task of finding a way to fund operations at the Florence Events Center will get together for their second meeting tomorrow. The FEC Committee, chaired by Mayor Nola Xavier, will meet at City Hall beginning at […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/12/2013 10:40 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/254 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland postal worker who took $135,000 in postal funds blamed a gambling addiction when she was sentenced in federal court to 1 ½ years in prison. Lavon Mendoza-Cruz […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/12/2013 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/307 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The hit cable TV show “Portlandia” is coming back for two more seasons of comedy that lovingly skewers overzealous progressives, hipsters and folks who go to extremes to live […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 06/12/2013 05:29 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/298 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Aaron Harang pitched a two-hitter for his second shoutout of the season, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros last night. Harang […]




