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NW Sports from the AP

Date: 01/11/2016 05:00 AM AP-NW–1st SportsMinute/212 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Blair Walsh’s 27-yard field goal try for Minnesota hooked left with 22 seconds remaining, handing the Seattle Seahawks a 10-9 victory over the stunned Vikings in their […]

Date: 01/11/2016 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/284 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press BURNS, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon state legislator has met with the armed group occupying a national wildlife area to protest federal land policies. The Oregonian reports that Rep. Dallas Heard, a Republican from […]

First and Future First Citizen nominees announced

Siuslaw Awards set for January 20th Four area residents have been nominated for Florence’s First Citizen for 2015: Geraldine Lucio, Janet Snow, Gayle Waiss, and Bill Craig. Four Siuslaw High School seniors have been named as nominees for Future First Citizen: Hannah Bartlett, Holly Hicks, Mikaela Siegel, and Alexis Scheer. […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 01/08/2016 09:25 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/253 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Officials say a liquid oxygen leak has forced some Salem residents to evacuate their homes. Salem firefighters responded to a report of a hazardous materials situation last night. KGW-TV reports […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 01/08/2016 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/247 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Martez Harrison scored 21 points, and LaVell Boyd hit four 3-pointers and finished with 20 points to help Missouri-Kansas City beat Seattle 84-69 last night. Darius […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 01/08/2016 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/273 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press BURNS, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon sheriff met with the leader of a small, armed group that has been occupying a national wildlife refuge for almost a week and asked them to leave peacefully. […]

Port of Siuslaw selects new manager

Name to be released later Three of the five Port of Siuslaw Commissioners met in a special meeting yesterday to finalize a job offer for a new manager. Port Commission President Ron Caputo was joined by Nancy Rickard and David Huntington in approving the draft of a contract that would […]