It all started with Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow… It happened 130-years ago this week, leaving 100-thousand people homeless, killing 250 people and destroying more than 17-thousand structures over two-thousand acres. It was the Great Chicago Fire of October 8th and 9th, 1871. That conflagration is also credited with spawning the modern […]
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2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,271 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – The Coast Guard is monitoring a ship that lost propulsion and anchored off the southwest Washington coast. The Coast Guard says the 728-foot bulk carrier Edfu remains about nine miles west of Cape Disappointment as […]
Mapleton Volleyball Win Streak ends
The Mapleton Sailors and Alsea Wolverines took it the entire five games last night on the Volleyball court with the Wolverines coming out on top. The loss snapped a four match winning streak for the Sailors who are now 6-5 in league play, in fourth place in the Mountain West […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,281 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police have identified the victim killed in a northeast Portland apartment as a 26-year-old man. Neighbors say there were several young children in the unit when the shots were fired Monday night. Police said […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,429 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – In Lorenzo Romar’s decade at Washington, he may not have broken in a younger men’s basketball team than the one that will begin practice later this week. And indoctrinating all these […]
Local News Digest – Water, Wind, Trains and the Flu
City says they offered to waive rights to water service in UGB… The Heceta Water District Commission says they’re opposed to the City of Florence taking over water service to areas in the Urban Growth Boundary. But, says city manager Bob Willoughby, a revision to Florence’s Water Master Plan several […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,279 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police are investigating shootings that killed one man and wounded another last night in Portland. Police were called to a home in northeast Portland before 9 p.m. and found a man who was fatally […]
Viking Volleyball continues to dominate – and provides Athlete of the Week
Viking Volleyball maintained their lead atop the Far West League standings with a three game win over Sutherlin on the road last night, 25-10; 25-21; and 25-16. Katie Catalfamo led the stats with a dozen kills. Adrianna Roberts added four kills. OSAA Score Center – League Standings Siuslaw Volleyball standout […]
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