Date: 07/22/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/266 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) – Gov. Kate Brown has declared drought emergencies in three more Oregon counties. With the declaration, 23 out of 36 counties are under drought emergencies. The new ones are Curry, […]
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Attempt to restore infant care underway; Fire board to “revisit” chief firing
21 July 2015 Attempt in progress to restart infant care Since late June when the Boys and Girls Club shut down their Quality Child Care of Florence daycare, there has been no facility that provides care for infants and toddlers of working parents. Rob Spooner, who was originally active in […]
Emeralds shut out north of the border
21 July 2015 Canadians use big inning in the third to power to win Five hits and two Eugene errors in the bottom of the third inning contributed to six runs for the Vancouver Canadians on their way to an eight-nothing shutout win over the Emeralds last night in Vancouver. […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/21/2015 09:11 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/268 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press DETROIT, Ore. (AP) – Willamette National Forest officials say a 120-acre wildfire near Marion Lake in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness is 50 percent contained. The Salem Statesman Journal reports that many closures are still […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 07/21/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/252 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) – Ian Kinsler homered twice, including a go-ahead two-run shot in the eighth inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 5-4 last night. Kinsler, who came in […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 07/21/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/271 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – U.S. authorities are seeking to revoke the citizenship of an Oregon imam who they say tried to conceal past associations with radical Islamic groups. In a petition filed in federal […]
Fire Board to “revisit” chief firing decision
20 July 2015 Fire Board Calls Special Meeting A special meeting of the Board of Directors for Siuslaw Valley Fire District has been called for tomorrow night at six pm. The meeting was called by three of the directors, using a provision in state code allowing them to force the […]
Sandblasters wrap up American Legion season
20 July 2015 Crushers end Sandblasters season The Three Rivers Sandblasters wrapped up the season over the weekend, losing two out of three games against the Canyon Crushers. Saturday, the Crushers won it in the bottom of the ninth inning in Stayton with a walkoff RBI single for the 8-7 […]