Make a Difference with the Power of Florence… There are two different labels for activities going on Saturday in Florence, but both have the same goal… encouraging people to give back and do something for their community. Whether you call it “Make a Difference Day”, as hundreds of members of […]
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Local Sports; American Legion Standings; Sandblasters fall twice; Emeralds reach 20 wins
2012 AREA III AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STANDINGS Through Wednesday, July 18 W L Pct. GB West Salem/Dallas 10 4 .833 — Springfield 9 4 .692 0.5 Salem Withnell 10 5 .667 0.5 Florence […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/19/2012 10:34 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/266 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – About a quarter of the commercial truck drivers who were checked last week in Oregon had been behind the wheel too long without rest. ODOT put the 256 drivers […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/19/2012 09:28 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/258 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press WOODLAND, Wash. (AP) – Amtrak says the lead engine of Amtrak’s Cascades train traveling from Portland to Seattle has derailed in southwest Washington but no one was injured. The BNSF railway says the […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/19/2012 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/249 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The Obama administration has approved Oregon’s application for a waiver from key provisions of the No Child Left Behind federal education law. Oregon joins 31 other states and the […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 07/19/2012 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/313 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Billy Butler homered to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning and the Kansas City Royals outlasted the Seattle Mariners 8-7 last night. Butler […]
Local News: City Continues Trans Plan Discussion; 101 Closed 4 Hrs in Coos County; Gas Prices Up; Stiles to Chair LCC Board
Transportation Plan Deliberations to Continue They just flat ran out of time Monday night. The Florence City Council had so many things to do, they weren’t able to get to all of them. One of the items, according to Mayor Phil Brubaker, was the city’s Transportation Systems Plan. Rather than […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/18/2012 10:47 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/251 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A Jackson County grand jury has indicted the mother of a 3-year-old Medford boy who fell off a building and into the arms of a neighbor. The Mail Tribune […]