19 June 2015 16th annual Oregon Divisional Chainsaw Championships A total of 40 chainsaw carvers are plying their trade this weekend in Reedsport. It’s the 16th annual Father’s Day Chainsaw Sculpting Championship. 26 professional carvers; four international artists; and an additional ten more in the ‘semi-pro’ category make up the […]
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Stansbury returning to Corvallis; Emeralds drop opener
19 June 2015 Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports: The Eugene Emeralds committed four errors… two of them in the first inning… as they fell 6-1 to the Everett Aqua Sox last night to open the 2015 Short Season Northwest League. The two teams continue their five game series […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/19/2015 09:11 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/242 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A former Portland city worker who provided money to a terrorist involved in a suicide bombing is scheduled to be sentenced today. Reaz Khan pleaded guilty in February to being […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 06/19/2015 05:00 AM AP-NW–1st SportsMinute/304 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) – The star of this U.S. Open was supposed to be Chambers Bay. Thursday turned into another horror show for Tiger Woods, and this time he […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/19/2015 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/255 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A proposal permitting pharmacists to prescribe hormonal birth control is advancing through the Legislature. The bill allows women to skip their doctor’s visit for a birth control prescription. A pharmacist […]
What’s in the water? 2014 quality report released
18 June 2015 What’s in the Water? The annual report to Florence residents about the quality of their drinking water has been released. There are no surprises in it. Florence Public Works Director Mike Miller says… Mike Miller – “Report really demonstrates that the city has a very clean water […]
Emeralds open season on the road
18 June 2015 Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports: The Eugene Emeralds open the 2015 Northwest League season on the road this afternoon in Everett, Washington when they take on the Aqua Sox in the first of five games. The Emeralds’ home opener will be next week… Tuesday, June […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 06/18/2015 09:20 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/291 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland State University student has accused the school of treating him differently because he is of Arab descent when a professor gave him a “zero” grade on an exam […]