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Siuslaw to host OSAA Volleyball Play-In match

21 October 2015 Cottage Grove and the Vikings meet next week The Siuslaw Vikings will host the Cottage Grove Lions in the Play-In round of the OSAA volleyball playoffs next Tuesday evening in Florence. The Lions are 8-12 overall, 4-6 in the Sky Em where they finished in third place. […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/21/2015 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/255 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon health officials have fined a Portland medical marijuana dispensary $2,500 for allowing a vendor to hand out samples in the parking lot on the opening day of recreational marijuana […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 10/21/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/290 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press RENTON, Wash. (AP) – Two people with knowledge of the situation say Seattle Seahawks running back Fred Jackson was uninjured when his car crashed outside the team’s facility. The crash happened […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/21/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/255 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland dispensary is out $2,500 after the state fined the establishment for allowing a vendor to give away marijuana concentrates and pre-rolled joints in the parking lot on the […]

Property Tax Statements Mailed

20 October 2015 Most tax bills increase about three percent 177-thousand property tax statements began going out in the mail yesterday to property owners in Lane County. The total tax bill: $478-million. That’s up 3.1 percent from last year says Assessor Mike Cowles. Most of that increase comes from the […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/20/2015 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/255 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The family of a 4-year-old girl who died when a homebuilt airplane crashed is suing the plane’s manufacturer. The Oregonian reports the suit against Van’s Aircraft of Aurora seeks $35 […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 10/20/2015 05:49 AM AP-NW–Sports Right Now/268 Latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) – A Washington school district says it is negotiating with the football coach who continues to pray after games after district officials asked him not to. Bremerton High assistant coach Joe Kennedy knelt Friday […]