Date: 08/08/2012 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/244 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Firefighters have been granted special permission to use mechanized equipment – helicopters and chain saws – to battle several small wildfires in a wilderness area along the Oregon-California […]
Florence Oregon News
Local News – Senior Center in the black; Sweet Creek Road; Relay for Life on 2 wheels
Senior Center Success Relies on Volunteers The Florence City Council heard a semi-annual report last night from the organization that operates the Senior Center. City Manager Jacque Betz says the facility is run without any public funds. Jacque Betz – “What’s amazing about this group is they are volunteers that […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/07/2012 10:42 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/258 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A Medford woman who caught a burglar in her home says he was begging her to call police after the beating she gave him. Kathlene Brown says she found […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/07/2012 09:39 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/246 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press RAINIER, Ore. (AP) – The Coast Guard is searching for a crewman who fell overboard from the Queen of the West sternwheeler while the boat was moored to a dock in the Columbia […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute/313 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Tillman took a three-hit shutout into the eighth inning to extend a run of successful starts by Baltimore pitchers, and the Orioles beat Jason Vargas and the Seattle Mariners 3-1 […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/246 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SISTERS, Ore. (AP) — A fast-moving new wildfire is threatening about 100 vacation homes in central Oregon. A Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center spokeswoman says the Geneva 12 wildfire had burned across about 1,600 acres or 2½ square […]
Local Sports – West Team wins at Shrine All Star Contest
Last Second Field Goal propels Dodson Coached West squad to victory A 42-yard field goal as time expired lifted the West squad to a 31-28 victory in the 60th annual Shrine East West Football All Star Game Saturday afternoon in Baker City. The West, coached by Siuslaw’s Tim Dodson, got […]
Local News:Butler Honored; Bank Robbers Sought; Trans Plan Discussed; Grilles go Cold and Dark
Long Time Administrator Honored The Siuslaw High School Hall of Fame inducted the second round of candidates Saturday afternoon at the Florence Events Center. Among those honored was long time superintendent Glenn Butler who took the job 40-years ago at the same time that Title IX, providing for equal opportunity […]
