Labor Day travelers got hit with higher gas prices over the long holiday weekend. The National average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline jumped a nickel this week to $3.66 while Oregon’s average, as measured by Triple-A, surged eight cents to $3.83. Florence’s average price also took a […]
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Son of Coastal Legislator passes away
The adult son of Oregon House Co-Speaker Arnie Roblan has died. Aaron Roblan was 37 years old. He had apparently been suffering from a suspected auto-immune disorder but was responding to treatment and had returned to work. The co-speaker and his wife were on a legislative trade mission in China […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,321 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Felix Hernandez pitched eight innings of four-hit ball to win at Angel Stadium for the first time since 2006, and the Seattle Mariners snapped a five-game skid and slowed the […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,298 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press UNDATED (AP) – Crews are working to keep a wildfire on Mount Hood inside a wilderness area and away from the water supply for Portland. Firefighters are trying to build containment lines before winds kick up as forecast […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,296 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press GASTON, Ore. (AP) – One person is injured after a 2-alarm fire that destroyed a home in Gaston last night. Fire officials describe the injuries as non-life-threatening. Fire crews and the Oregon Department of Forestry responded to make […]
Ducks out of top ten
The Oregon Ducks have dropped out of the top ten following their season opening loss, they’re at number 11. Oklahoma remains number one, followed now by the LSU Tigers, Boise State, Florida State and Alabama in the top five. Stanford is ranked 13th, while the Wisconsin Badgers, Oregon State’s next […]
Florence City Council meets this evening
The Florence City Council will get a pair of updates this evening. First up: Cal Applebee, executive director of the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce will give a report on the chamber’s marketing activity for the year and confirm that organization’s request for $50-thousand in transient room tax money. The […]
Loss of public jobs dampens Oregon economy
While students are headed back to school, some attention has been paid to how many education jobs have been lost in Oregon over the past three years. According to a report today in the Oregonian, public schools in the state have reduced the number of jobs by 6,500. And, say […]
