13 June 2013 Flag Day Observance in Florence Several hundred flags will go up in flames tomorrow night in Florence. It’s not a protest. It’s a show of respect for flags that are now too worn, tattered or frayed to be properly displayed according to American Legion Post Commander Mike […]
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Mississippi State standout could become Eugene Emerald
College World Series It’s taken just five years for coach John Cohen to revitalized Mississippi State’s baseball program and return the Bulldogs to championship contention. Mississippi State, with a 48-and-18 overall record, will face number three national seed Oregon State Saturday in Omaha, Nebraska in the opening game of the […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/13/2013 09:21 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/290 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A 60-year-old Roseburg woman has been sentenced to a year in prison for stealing $300,000 in federal and state welfare benefits over a 14-year period. The Register-Guard reports Judith […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 06/13/2013 05:29 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/325 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – The Houston Astros rallied to score six runs off closer Tom Wilhelmsen in the ninth inning and beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 last night. Trailing 1-0, Jason […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/13/2013 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/262 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – The state Legislature has voted to allow veterans nationwide to pay in-state tuition at Oregon’s public universities. The House unanimously backed the measure on yesterday and Gov. John Kitzhaber […]
FEC Financing Committee; Forest Work Camp; Gas Prices; State Budget Impasse
12 June 2013 FEC Funding Committee Reconvenes A group of residents with the expressed task of finding a way to fund operations at the Florence Events Center will get together for their second meeting tomorrow. The FEC Committee, chaired by Mayor Nola Xavier, will meet at City Hall beginning at […]
Beavers Take Experience to Omaha
The Oregon State Beavers will open up the College Baseball World Series Saturday at noon against Mississippi State. Win or lose, the Beavers will face either Indiana or Louisville Monday afternoon. This will be the fifth trip to the finals for the Beavers… and the fourth time under head coach […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/12/2013 10:40 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/254 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland postal worker who took $135,000 in postal funds blamed a gambling addiction when she was sentenced in federal court to 1 ½ years in prison. Lavon Mendoza-Cruz […]
