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Lane County Commissioners took a tentative step last week towards the possibility of seeking voter approval for a Local Option Tax Levy that would help fund public safety. West Lane Commissioner Jay Bozievich said the only decision made so far is to test the waters. 206– “Basically […]
Originally set to be played as a double header on Friday, the Siuslaw Vikings will open their 2012 Baseball season this afternoon with a single game against the Lancers in Eugene against Churchill… Oregon State will face TCU tonight in the quarterfinal bracket of the2012 CBI tournament tonight. The winner […]
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) – Corvallis parks officials have decided that solving flooding caused by beavers at a local park will take a little engineering of their own. The Gazette-Times says beavers have caused flooding at the softball fields at Sunset Park by damming the Dunawi Creek for years. But […]
Power Restoration Efforts Facing Mounting Obstacles Efforts to restore power to the several hundred customers of Central Lincoln PUD have taken a turn for the worse this morning. Chris Chandler, PUD spokesperson, says the damage in several areas around Florence in Lane County are worse than first thought. Chandler – […]
Power Crews Making Progress But Still Have Plenty of Work to Do. An estimated 500 residences between Lincoln and Coos Counties on the Central Coast are still without power today, that’s far fewer than the several thousand left in the dark after Monday night’s snow storm. Chris Chandler– “It’s been […]
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,235 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Amber Kinney says people who were arrested during Occupy Portland demonstrations are crowding the court system. The Oregonian reports that there are a large number of people seeking jury […]
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,275 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SAINT HELENS, Ore. (AP) – Two people have been killed in a small plane crash on the Oregon side of the Columbia River south of Longview, Wash. Columbia County Sheriff Jeff Dickerson says it appears to be a […]
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,369 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) – Robert Sacre and Gary Bell Jr. scored 14 points apiece as Gonzaga routed West Virginia 77-54 on last night in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Kevin Pangos added 13 […]
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