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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 […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 01/16/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/254 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press MALIBU, Calif. (AP) – Kyle Wiltjer scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half when No. 3 Gonzaga survived a scare before beating Pepperdine 78-76 last night for its […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 01/16/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/262 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Gov. John Kitzhaber has named a new chair of the Oregon Transportation Commission, moving swiftly to replace the leader he fired earlier this week. Tammy Baney has served on the […]

Real Estate Market in Balance

15 January 2015 Area Real Estate Market balanced and rebounding 2014 proved to be one of the best real estate years in Florence since well before the recession. Tawfik Ahdab, a residential property appraiser and tabulator of statistics related to happenings in the local real estate world, said there were […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 01/15/2015 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/237 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Lawyers for a man convicted of planting a bomb that killed two Oregon police officers in 2008 are seeking to overturn the verdict. The Oregonian reports that attorneys for Bruce […]