There are several efforts ongoing along the Oregon Coast to generate electricity using the power of the waves. All of them, except one, use vertical buoys containing individual generators that utilize the bobbing motion to drive a piston up and down. There is one that is different. It’s called the […]
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Nobody injured as truck rolls into river
Nobody was injured when a pickup rolled backwards into the Siuslaw River Saturday afternoon. The truck’s owner was trying to launch a boat at a ramp near Cushman around three pm. He got out to push the boat off the trailer and the truck and trailer rolled into the water, […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,245 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Four Portland firefighters lifted a pickup truck to rescue a man who was trapped underneath after an accident. Battalion Chief Terry Munro tells KGW that strength was the quickest and most efficient way to […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,292 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A National Guard helicopter has rescued an injured bow hunter in the Columbia River Gorge. Multnomah County deputies say the 33-year-old Gresham man sent a text message to friends yesterday afternoon that he had […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,243 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s largest wolf pack has moved deep into the state and into Washington, and the overall number of wolves in Oregon is expected to climb after falling from 21 to 12. The Oregon Department […]
Tsunami debri headed for US west coast
According to marine experts, most of the debris that was washed into the Pacific Ocean following the March tsunami and earthquake in Japan won’t make it to the West Coast of the United States. But, for what does make it to Oregon Beaches it will likely be a slow process […]
Black Tail Hunters asked to go ‘dental’
Hunters in Western Oregon will begin their search for the Black Tail Deer beginning October First. For those who may be successful, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking for some help in monitoring deer populations. Hunters can pick up a prepaid mailer at ODFW offices and license […]
Turn trash into higher science test scores…
Laura Smith is referred to by many around her as “the science lady”. She volunteers in a program that brings science to 3rd, 4th and 5th graders at Siuslaw Elementary School. And, she does it by gathering trash. Laura Smith – “Those one way valves, the little pull top bottle […]
