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Hatchery Deaths Hamper Efforts

14 February 2014 Hatchery Loss Hampers Volunteer Efforts For volunteers with the local Salmon-Trout-Enhancement-Program it was devastating news.  The discovery of about ten-thousand recently hatched Coho Salmon from the group’s small hatchery facility on Munsel Creek… all dead. Oregon Fish and Wildlife Biologist John Spangler, who works closely with the […]

Mapleton Sailors Extend Season; Prep Wrestling Schedule; Civil War; and College Baseball Gets Underway

Sailors Extend Season Tucker Ford had 31 points and the Mapleton Sailors extended their season last night with a 78-37 Mountain West win over Mohawk at home.  They’ll face McKenzie next week in a league playoff game. For the girls, Chelsea Simington led the Lady Sailors with 22 points for […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/14/2014 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/221 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Negotiators for Portland Public Schools and unionized teachers met for more than four hours last night in an effort to reach a contract agreement and avoid a strike set […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 02/14/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/269 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Kevin Pangos and David Stockton scored 18 points apiece as Gonzaga beat Pepperdine for the 26th straight time, 83-68 last night. It’s Gonzaga’s longest streak against […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/14/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/265 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon schools may get to keep Native American-themed symbols despite a statewide ban under a bill currently making its way through the state Senate. The bill would allow schools […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 02/13/2014 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/224 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) – Oregon State Police say motorists should avoid Interstate 84 just west of Hood River in the Columbia River Gorge. A landslide last night blocked both eastbound lanes and […]