13 August 2015 Winter Folk Festival hits reset Organizers of what was once the single largest fundraiser for the Friends of the Florence Events Center say they’re going to change things up in January. Proceeds from last year’s Winter Folk Festival were down, and organizers are saying they will “revitalize” […]
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Sox end Ems 4-game win streak
13 August 2015 Everett over Eugene The bats went quiet for the Eugene Emeralds last night in a 6-1 loss to the Everett Aqua Sox. Just a night after the Ems put up 22 hits, they managed only five; and committed three errors. Game two of the five game Northwest […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/13/2015 09:10 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/293 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard says it is fining five Greenpeace protesters $5,000 each for dangling from a bridge over the Willamette River and blocking a Royal Dutch Shell icebreaker from […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 08/13/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/241 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Hisashi Iwakuma has become the second Japanese-born pitcher in major league history to throw a no-hitter, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 3-0 victory over the Baltimore Orioles […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/13/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/238 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Gov. Kate Brown won’t be issuing any vetoes in her first year in office. The Democratic governor signed all 846 bills sent to her by the Legislature, the last 43 […]
Another child care facility closing
12 August 2015 Sonshine Kids closing September 4th Increasing costs and “unmanageable” accounts receivable are to blame for the closure of the Sonshine Kids Preschool at the end of this month. The congregation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church voted over the weekend to close the preschool by September 4th. The […]
Emeralds notch four straight NWL win
12 August 2015 Eugene outhits Boise The Emeralds had more hits last night than the New York Jets locker room. They put up 22 in a wild 15-8 Northwest League Victory over the Hawks in Boise. Ian Rice and Andrew Ely each homered for the Ems fourth straight win. The […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/12/2015 09:18 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/269 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Beetles are invading areas of Portland and it turns out the government really is to blame. KGW-TV reports that residents of the Portland neighborhood of Sellwood have reported swarms of […]