Florence Oregon News

Long time educator passes away

A 32-year veteran of the Siuslaw School District who began his education career in 1961 in Florence passed away last night. Richard N. Whitmore was principal at Siuslaw from the fall of 1974 through the end of the school year in 1993. Whitmore was born in Toledo in 1937; married […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/31/2012 10:32 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/247 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A popular spot on tours of the Capitol in Salem is the vault in the state treasurer’s office. It was built in the 1930s and the massive steel door […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/31/2012 09:26 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/346 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police have made an arrest in a weekend attack on a woman who was walking on a trail in Portland’s Hoyt Arboretum. The woman screamed loudly and the man […]

NW sports from the AP

Date: 07/31/2012 05:30 AM NW–1st SportsMinute/268 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SEATTLE (AP) – The Metropolitan King County Council has voted to approve a proposal for a new arena that could bring the NBA back to Seattle. The plan also […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/31/2012 04:00 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/249 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   WESTON, Ore. (AP) – More than 300 Weston water customers are still without drinkable water after a mudslide early Saturday took out a section of the city water main. Police say the city […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/30/2012 10:41 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/266 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   CLACKAMAS, Ore. (AP) – A public uproar has led Clackamas Town Center to relent and allow U.S. flags to decorate a kiddie train at the mall. The mall posted a statement on its […]