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Quality Child Care and Boys & Girls Club combine efforts

10 December 2013 A Combination of Child Care After a whirlwind courtship and romance, the non-profit Quality Child Care of Florence is now part of the Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County. Jonathan Hicks – “We are going to continue the mission of Quality Child Care of Florence […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 12/10/2013 09:23 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/277 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   MILWAUKIE, Ore. (AP) – Fire officials say three kids playing near a Milwaukie-area wetland fell through the ice of a frozen pond but were able to climb out of the water before rescue […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 12/09/2013 05:59 PM AP-OR–4th NewsMinute/233 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Democrat John Kitzhaber says he’s running for governor a fourth time on a record as a centrist. Kitzhaber said restoring civility and rebuilding the political center have been at […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 12/10/2013 05:00 AM AP-NW–1st SportsMinute/297 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points and Damian Lillard added 17 to propel the Portland Trail Blazers to a 105-94 victory over the Utah Jazz […]

But baby it’s cold outside…

Record setting cold; Fight or Flight; Rhody Court Changes 9 December 2013 Yes… it’s cold… Record breaking cold temperatures settled over the region over the weekend, bringing some of the lowest temperatures seen ever in early December. Official low temperatures recorded in the Florence area were at 21 degrees early […]