The Port of Siuslaw Commission has been doing an increasing amount of business in special midday meetings recently. They have another one today at noon in which they’ll hear an update from commissioner Joshua Greene on the status of the Ice Machine. The commercial ice-maker was completed following a seven-year […]
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Outside factors influence Oregon tax revenue
Oregon’s tax collections will be down by about $200-million from projections for the two-year state budget cycle that began last month. It’s unlikely that any immediate cuts in government spending will be required because of the down-turn. First of all, it’s still early in the cycle and second, because lawmakers […]
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AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,264 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Pacific Power blames vandals for a power outage last night that left at least 7,000 customers in the Willamette Valley in the dark. The utility tells KVAL that the vandalism was a substation near […]
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AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,271 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press CLARNO, Ore. (AP) – Weather conditions have improved for firefighters battling a 45,000-acre grass fire in central Oregon, after red flag warnings expired. Fire officials in Prineville said this morning that there were no flare-ups or problems overnight. […]
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AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,285 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (AP) – Firefighters worked under a “red flag warning” in central Oregon yesterday as they battled a complex of wildfires that has burned 33,000 acres. Pam Sichting of the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center says […]
Emeralds back on top
The Eugene Emeralds re-took the lead in the West Division of the Northwest League with three straight wins… 1-nothing, 5-1, and 1-nothing… over the Spokane Indians over the weekend. The Ems capitalized on a four game Everett Aqua-Sox losing streak to retake the advantage as they enter the final five […]
Oregon Revenue Forecast Down $200-million
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s tax collections will be down nearly $200 million from projections for the two-year state budget cycle that has just begun. The latest forecast from state economists, released to lawmakers on Friday, is unlikely to require any immediate cuts in government spending because it’s early in […]
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AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,304 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Starting today, Portland police are trying something new to crack cold cases: a publicity campaign on TriMet buses. One of the first cases being advertised on a bus billboard today is that of Brian […]
