AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,296 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press GASTON, Ore. (AP) – One person is injured after a 2-alarm fire that destroyed a home in Gaston last night. Fire officials describe the injuries as non-life-threatening. Fire crews and the Oregon Department of Forestry responded to make […]
Florence Oregon News
Florence City Council meets this evening
The Florence City Council will get a pair of updates this evening. First up: Cal Applebee, executive director of the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce will give a report on the chamber’s marketing activity for the year and confirm that organization’s request for $50-thousand in transient room tax money. The […]
Loss of public jobs dampens Oregon economy
While students are headed back to school, some attention has been paid to how many education jobs have been lost in Oregon over the past three years. According to a report today in the Oregonian, public schools in the state have reduced the number of jobs by 6,500. And, say […]
It’s back to school…
The buses are running and the kids are walking to school. Classes get underway at Siuslaw Elementary and Primary school today, while Sixth Graders and 9th Graders will get a half day at the middle school and high school respectively. All grades, Kindergarten through 12, will be in session tomorrow. […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,239 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Two brothers have drowned while swimming at Kelley Point Park in Portland. Rescue crews tell KGW that Kissan Kumar started struggling and his younger brother Ram Kumar went in to help him. Both disappeared. […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,352 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Mark Trumbo continued his torrid rookie season with a two-run homer and an RBI double, while Vernon Wells hit his 20th home run as the Los Angeles Angels beat the […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,319 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Crews fighting wildfires in Oregon this weekend are bracing for another dose of bad weather by mid-week – hot and dry with unstable wind conditions. On Mount Hood, fire crews caught a break Sunday […]
Local disaster officials ask “are you ready?”
One just has to look at the east coast following Irene to see that even though there was way more water than anyone may have wanted… there wasn’t enough to drink in many places. Disaster responses in many locations in Vermont included clean drinking water because many facilities and supplies […]