SHERIFF’S OFFICE EMPLOYEE-SENTENCE Ex-sheriff’s office employee gets probation for lying (Information from: The Bulletin, http://www.bendbulletin.com) BEND, Ore. (AP) — A former Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office employee charged with lying to federal agents investigating theft allegations against a former sheriff’s captain has been sentenced to three years of probation. The […]
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Fire claims one life; Henry to present state of the city; Port discusses storage buildings; High electricity bill? School districts likely won’t change schedules
Fire claims life Friday night A Vancouver, Washington woman died after a fire destroyed the travel trailer she had been living in Friday night south of Florence. The fire was spotted by a neighbor at seven pm, Alan Montgomery told firefighters he saw flames coming from the roof of the […]
Prep and college basketball results
Prep basketball Friday night… The North Bend Lady Bulldogs beat the Siuslaw Vikings 59-27. In other results, Douglas knocked off Marshfield 56-51 and Brookings-Harbor demolished South Umpqua 58-18. Friday’s results create a three-way tie at the midway point in the Far West League season with Marshfield, North Bend and Douglas […]
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RANCHING STANDOFF-WIDOW’S MISSION Widow of slain Oregon standoff leader speaks in John Day (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) JOHN DAY, Ore. (AP) — The widow of one of the leaders of an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in rural Oregon drew about 500 people to a small […]
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kevin Durant had 33 points and 10 rebounds, and the Golden State Warriors overcame Stephen Curry’s absence to hold off the Portland Trail Blazers 113-111 on Sunday night. Curry didn’t play because of the stomach flu, missing his first game of the season. Klay Thompson […]
Home sales slip in fourth quarter; Douglas County goes after online predators; Check the immunization records; Early warning EQ system; Port Commission talks “blue buildings”
Home sales fall off slightly in fourth quarter of 2016 Sales of single family homes in the Florence and Dunes City area slowed just a little bit at the end of 2016. That brought the year end to a close with 465 homes sold in the area for last year… […]
#10 Oregon holds off Utah; Colorado wins the battle of the winless; preps…
Prep basketball Thursday night… The Mapleton Sailors were swept by the Siletz Valley Warriors. The Lady Warriors came out on top 44-21 in the opener. In the nightcap, Siletz Valley beat the Sailors 67-56. Pac-12 Basketball Dillon Brooks returned from missing a game with a foot injury to score 17 […]
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BEASTLY WINTER Brutal western US winter has been terrible for animals A heavy snowfall this winter in the Pacific Northwest and other parts of the West has caused travel delays and other problems for people. But wildlife are also suffering, from deer and elk whose food sources are buried […]