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Applications for Low Income Heating Assistance put on hold In a little less than two weeks about 5,000 Lane County households signed for a federal program that provides an average of $300 credit towards home heating bills.  With just over half as much money as they had last year, Lane […]

Viking Football Recap

Siuslaw 40, Molalla 14 A stifling defense and Siuslaw’s explosive offense combined to send the Vikings to the quarterfinal round of the OSAA 4A football playoffs this week.  The Far West League Champions took care of business on their home field Friday night with a 40-14 victory over Molalla, the […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,242 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Marion County grand jury has indicted a bear hunter on a criminally negligent homicide charge in the shooting death of a hiker near Silver Creek Falls State Park. If convicted, 67-year-old Eugene Irvin […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,276 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – With two parks outside his office cleared of Occupy Portland demonstrators for the first time in more than five weeks, Mayor Sam Adams has a message for the protesters. He’s telling them to evolve. […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,297 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press STORRS, Conn. (AP) – Freshman Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 25 points and Bria Hartley added 18 as No. 4 Connecticut extended its record home winning streak to 85 last night with a 112-53 rout of […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,298 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press HERMISTON, Ore. (AP) – A friend of the victim says a Friday party that attracted people they didn’t know got out of control, leading to a fatal shooting in Eastern Oregon. Hermiston police have arrested 25-year-old Jesus Carrillo […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,332 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A Medford couple has pleaded not guilty to charges of neglecting and mistreating their four children who were found in filthy conditions, locked in a room at their home. The Mail Tribune reports police […]