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Emergency CPR Saves Lives

7 October 2015 Rescuers to be recognized Two recent heart attack victims in Florence are still with us, primarily because of emergency CPR. Bystanders, a volunteer firefighter and police officers who intervened with emergency Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation on two occasions last month at the Port of Siuslaw Marina will be […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/07/2015 09:21 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/249 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press GASTON, Ore. (AP) – A man working at a lumber mill has been struck and killed by a train west of Portland. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said deputies called to the Stimson Lumber […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 10/07/2015 05:00 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/266 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) – Jim Caldwell doesn’t want to talk any more about the controversial way his Detroit Lions lost Monday night – and he doesn’t want his players talking […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/07/2015 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/240 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The mother of the Oregon gunman who killed nine in a college classroom apparently wrote about her love of guns in an online forum. Laurel Harper posted her thoughts on […]

Arts and Humanities Month

6 October 2015 Library plans several observances A half-dozen observances of National Arts and Humanities Month will be held at Siuslaw Public Library. The celebrations begin Friday with a special presentation of the musical group Quattrosound. The quartet will play their unique blend of latin, pop, jazz and classical called […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/06/2015 09:18 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/277 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A western Oregon woman is suing the U.S. Postal Service for failing to fire a letter carrier who she says harassed and assaulted women on his route for a decade. […]