7 February 2013 Florence Tax Protestor gets 3 ½ years… A former Florence resident who stopped filing tax returns and instead began sending protest materials to tax agencies was sentenced this week to more than three years in prison. 54-year old Randall Johnson, a former Florence real estate agent who […]
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Beavers win; Sailors honor seniors; and Siuslaw Hall of Fame
Beaver Basketball. Roberto Nelson took an elbow to the gut early in the game that ignited the Oregon State Beavers who went on to an easy 82 -64 win over Utah last night in Corvallis. Nelson wound up with 26 points; Joe Burton added 17 plus held Utah’s 6’10” center […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 02/07/2013 10:30 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/346 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A lawyer for Nike told Gov. John Kitzhaber the company was looking to expand outside Oregon unless the state promised tax certainty. The statement was made in an email […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
(they never sent us the 1st) Date: 02/07/2013 09:29 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/296 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A key Oregon legislator is calling for a new tax to pay for a major investment in mental health treatment, saying recent mass […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 02/07/2013 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/402 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – NBA Commissioner David Stern says the group that has reached agreement to purchase the Sacramento Kings has formally filed to relocate the franchise to Seattle. Stern spoke […]
No Tsunami Threat from South Sea Quake; Japanese Boat Likely Tsunami Debri; Levy approval delayed; Gas prices spike; Bridge lights to remain lit
6 February 2013 No Tsunami Threat Posed by South Pacific Quake An 8-point-oh magnitude undersea earthquake in the South Pacific posed no threat of a tsunami along the west coast of the United States. But, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, some areas could see changes in sea level […]
Ford posts triple-double in Sailor win
Brody Ford had a triple-double with 25 points, 23 rebounds and 11 blocked shots last night and the Mapleton Sailors downed the Mohawk Indians 55 – 32 for a Mountain West boys basketball victory in Mapleton. The Mapleton girls downed the Newport JV 50 -23 in the opening game of […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 02/06/2013 10:32 AM OR–3rd NewsMinute/320 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press GRESHAM, Ore. (AP) – Customers who want to show support for religious freedom have been ringing up sales at the “Sweet Cakes” bakery in Gresham where owner Aaron Klein refused to make a […]