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Local News – Occupy Main Street – Free Dental Making a Difference – Empty Bowls – Look! Up in the air! – Vikings vs. Panthers in playoff football – and Civil War

Occupy Small Business… Jan Meekcoms says the facts are indisputable… when small businesses begin ringing up sales, the economy will begin making a turnaround.  Meekcoms, the Oregon director of the National Federation of Independent Business, is calling on Oregonians to reserve the day after Black Friday for “Small Business Saturday”. […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,264 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – The Coast Guard has closed several river bars in Oregon and Washington to all vessels because of hazardous weather. Coast Guard officials in Seattle and Astoria say they’re closing the bars at Quillayute (KWIL-uh-yoot) […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,271 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Amanda Johnson had her fifth consecutive double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in an 88-73 win over Weber (WEE’-bur) State yesterday. Nia Jackson added 16 points while Jasmin Holliday […]

Local News – Community Christmas Baskets – Thanksgiving – Crash injures 3 – Shore Acres – Ducks win – Far West Football

Community Christmas Basket Efforts Underway It may only be Thanksgiving Day but it’s time to begin thinking about Christmas for some.  In fact, for the organizers of the annual Community Christmas Basket Project they’ve already been hard at work planning and beginning their fund raising.  Project Chair Shasta McMullen says […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,370 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Shenise Johnson scored 18 points and No. 9 Miami beat Alaska-Anchorage 72-55 yesterday in the opening round of the Carrs-Safeway Great Alaska Shootout. The Hurricanes shot just 27 percent in […]

1st Oregon News from the AP

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,310 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Road crews have removed more than two dozen trees from Oregon 18 and cleared the road through the Coast Range. The first of two storm systems to sweep in from the Pacific blew down […]