AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,363 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press RENTON, Wash. (AP) – Ten penalties, three second-half turnovers and the poorest effort from a typically stout defense have the Seattle Seahawks trying to explain if they’re lacking discipline. Seattle dropped its third game […]
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Local News Digest — City Parks; QCCF; Another elk wasted
Council to explore parks options… Florence city councilors will hear a plan this evening aimed at increasing the number of volunteers taking care of city parks. Revenue Forecasts show Florence will have only about half as much money needed to pay for parks maintenance next year. There will still be […]
Siuslaw Viking Athletics
The Siuslaw boys’ cross country team delivered as expected Saturday afternoon, running away with the OSAA 4A state championship in Eugene. Matthew Campbell was 2nd individually with a time of 15:54. Mitchell Butler was three seconds behind in third place, followed by Hayden Schaffner in tenth; Mack Marbas 12th; and […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,312 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland park ranger is hospitalized with injuries suffered in a fight with a knife-wielding man in Forest Park. Police say two rangers confronted a 50-year-old man who had reportedly been exposing himself to […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,264 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The AAA auto club reports the average price of a gallon of gas in Oregon is $3.73, down 4 cents in a week but 76 cents higher than the price a year ago. It’s […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,328 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Five protesters remain chained to each other and a 50-gallon drum filled with rocks and concrete at a downtown Portland plaza. Police said late Saturday that two of the five Occupy Portland protesters are […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,390 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Tony Romo shook off a horribly inefficient first half to throw for a pair of touchdowns, leading the Dallas Cowboys to a 23-13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks yesterday. Romo […]
Local News Digest – Social Security Cuts; Native American Taste; Florence Parks; Forest Roads
Social Security Cuts would have more sting along the Oregon Coast… The smaller the town, the more sensitive its economy will be to any cuts to Social Security. That’s the news in a study released this week by the Center for Rural Strategies. Ohio State University economist Mark Partridge says […]