Date: 05/07/2013 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/267 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Four gun-control bills have hit a wall in the Oregon Legislature. Senate President Peter Courtney said yesterday the bills won’t get a vote on the Senate floor because there […]
Florence Oregon News
Lane County, Siuslaw Schools and Mapleton Fire seeking tax levies. City Council to talk Transient Room Tax; Cooler weather?
6 May 2013 May 21st Ballots in the Mail More than 200-thousand ballots were mailed to Lane County voters late last week… many have already been marked and returned. There is one issue that will appear on all ballots… and that’s a five year, $79-million special tax levy that, if […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 05/06/2013 10:29 AM MT–3rd NewsMinute/184 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A power outage at some TriMet substations is causing delays this morning on MAX train lines and the Portland streetcar. Spokeswoman Roberta Altstadt told KATU it’s unclear what caused […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 05/06/2013 09:29 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/201 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) – Authorities are investigating the cause of a weekend fire at a Coquille feed store that killed between 75 and 100 chickens. The Coos Bay World reports that employees believe […]
1st Oregon News Minute
Date: 05/06/2013 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/252 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press CORNELIUS, Ore. (AP) – A fire in a log-cabin style home south of Cornelius has displaced about 16 people. The Oregonian says the two-alarm fire destroyed the interior of the two-story home on […]
Fire Season Nearing; Water Safety; Murder Victim ID’d; Rotary Scholarships
3 May 2013 It Could Be A Hot Season The short term forecast is for hot and dry weather with reasonably windy conditions. That’s prompted caution from local fire officials. Marvin Tipler – “Right now there’s zero problem with anybody burning out there. But we’re gonna watch it really close […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 05/03/2013 10:30 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/282 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Salem animal shelter is taking in dogs from an overcrowded shelter in California. The Willamette Humane Society shelter accepted seven dogs this week from the Riverside County shelter […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 05/03/2013 09:38 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/326 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. Forest Service is demanding that states give back almost $18 million in federal subsidies, saying the taxpayer cash is subject to automatic spending cuts called “sequestration.” But Republicans […]




