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County Seeking City Support for Vehicle Fee

19 January 2015 Lane County Seeking City Support Lane County Commissioners are seeking support from other elected officials around the county before deciding whether or not to ask voters for approval of a $35-per-year vehicle registration fee. It’s estimated that about $11-million a year would be raised by the fee. […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 01/19/2015 09:46 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/226 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A University of Oregon student is in a hospital with a potentially life-threatening bacterial infection that causes meningitis. KVAL reports that the university has notified students who had a class […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 01/19/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/268 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Russell Wilson hit Jermaine Kearse for a 35-yard touchdown 3:19 into overtime to lift the Seattle Seahawks to an improbable 28-22 victory over Green Bay in the NFC […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 01/19/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/245 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) – Oregon highway officials say they have partially reopened Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon after being closed for most of Saturday following a massive crash. Twelve people were injured in […]

13th Winter Folk Festival

16 January 2015 13th Winter Folk Festival to bring variety The stage is set; two Kids Koncerts yesterday introduced about 900 area elementary students to folk music; there’ll be selected performances around town and a jam session at Pier Point Inn this evening; then shortly after the doors open tomorrow […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 01/16/2015 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/241 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A man convicted of planting a bomb that killed two Oregon police officers in 2008 is seeking to have the state Supreme Court overturn his death sentence. Attorneys for Bruce […]