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SPACE HEATER-GIRL BURNED Junction City teen burned by propane heater (Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com) EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A 14-year-old girl is recovering from third-degree burns after a propane space heater caused her to catch fire in the garage of her Junction City home. The Register-Guard reports Delanie Shelton […]

Prep Basketball: Boys basketball last night… the Vikings held a slim margin coming out of the third quarter, but the Cottage Grove Lions outscored them 16-5 in the final period to grab a 52-45 non-league victory.  Kyle King led the Vikings with 17 points; Trent Reavis had 15. The Mapleton […]

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  JAIL ASSAULT 1 hospitalized after assault at Polk County Jail (Information from: Statesman Journal, http://www.statesmanjournal.com) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say one inmate has been hospitalized after an assault at the Polk County Jail. The Statesman Journal reports that 46-year-old Michael Gravelle, of Dallas, was taken to the hospital […]

Team health care; Smash and grab at cinemas; Dungeness; Annexation request; Council work session; Less is Best when it comes to wrapping gifts

Team Concept of Health Care The main purpose of last week’s PeaceHealth Medical Town Hall was to give the community an update on the status of recruiting and hiring more primary care physicians.   But, officials also took the opportunity to talk about the “team concept” of providing health care.  It’s […]

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  TRAIL BLAZERS-CLIPPERS Griffin, Paul have double-doubles, Clippers hold off Blazers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin had 26 points and 12 rebounds, Chris Paul had 21 points and 14 assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Portland Trail Blazers 121-120 Monday night to sweep the season series. […]