On the girls basketball court… the Siuslaw Vikings slipped out to an early lead, but the slow-starting Junction City Tigers took control in the second quarter and never looked back, handing the lady Vikings a 38-19 loss last night in Florence. In Junction City, the Viking boys lost to the […]
Local News
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/06/2013 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/273 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Snow is falling on the Oregon coast and Willamette Valley. Combined with freezing temperatures, the snow has prompted many schools to close or delay opening. Some school buses are […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 12/06/2013 05:00 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/243 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press RENTON, Wash. (AP) – Russell Wilson was asked yesterday if he should be in the conversation for league MVP. His response was 417 words, with nearly all of them deflecting […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/06/2013 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/248 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) – Police in Kennewick, Wash., have issued an Amber Alert for a 14-year-old girl last seen leaving her school and getting into her boyfriend’s green Ford Escape SUV. The Tri-City […]
Oregon’s Economy Copasetic; Fire Guts Florence Home; Snow!; Free Bus Service Saturday
5 December 2013 Oregon Economy Copasetic Oregon’s economic recovery is holding steady; public agency budgets are all in line and schools have more money to operate with than they have in previous years. State Representative Caddy McKeown (muh-CUE-en) says that’s why the upcoming legislative session in February will more than […]
Prep Basketball Results
Prep Basketball Results The results were very close in both games as the Siuslaw Vikings opened the prep basketball pre-season with losses last night. In Florence, the Viking boys fell to Coquille 42-40; in Coquille the Lady Viks lost to the Red Devils 32-31. Mapleton started the season last night […]
Snow Forecast for the Central Coast
Special Weather Statement SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 925 PM PST WED DEC 4 2013 ORZ001>004-007-008-012-013-052300- NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY- CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 12/05/2013 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/236 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Multnomah County grand jury has found that a fatal shooting at a MAX platform in southeast Portland in October was self-defense. The grand jury declined to return a […]