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Local News – Folk Festival; Gas Prices; State of the County; Our Town; and prep scores

Two legendary groups to headline 2012 Folk Festival Before flower-power, the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane the “San Francisco Sound” meant harmonic vocals, a blending of acoustic and electric guitars and rock music with a bit of jazz and a lot of folk.  The vocal group that originated that sound… […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,299 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A fire at the Skybox Apartments near the University of Oregon campus in Eugene prompted the temporary evacuation of about 100 residents last night. Firefighters tell The Register-Guard the fire apparently started on a […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,299 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Gerald Wallace scored 20 points, making a key 3-pointer with two minutes left, and the Portland Trail Blazers avenged a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on New Year’s Day […]

Local News – Gutierrez Takes Top Cop Job; Ambulance Calls Increase; Verger preparing for final session; Endowment Fund Established for BG Club

Florence names top cop As of yesterday afternoon Florence has a new police chief.  Lieutenant Ray Gutierrez, a 30-year veteran of the Florence force, will be the top cop in the city.  Gutierrez was on vacation when former Chief Maury Sanders retired suddenly two weeks ago. Yesterday was the first […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,281 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Three falcons are making hundreds of seagulls nervous at Metro’s Central Transfer Station for Portland garbage. A California falconry business — Airstrike Bird Control — was hired after hundreds of gulls descended. They’re feeding […]