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Kindergarten building in place

27 April 2015 Like pieces of a giant puzzle, a heavy-lift crane placed the sections of the new Siuslaw Kindergarten building into place last Thursday. Delivery of the modular building had been held up a few days the week before because the size of the sections made them difficult to […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 04/27/2015 09:14 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/256 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press BEND, Ore. (AP) – A new lone wolf has been tracked into Central Oregon. The Bend Bulletin reports the wolf’s GPS tracking collar indicates the wolf left the Imnaha Pack in Northeast Oregon weeks […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 04/27/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/274 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Clint Dempsey again got the better of Portland, scoring in his fourth straight game against Seattle’s rival with a 77th-minute goal in the Sounders’ 1-0 victory over the […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 04/27/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/260 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland may tighten restrictions on new homes as community groups push to limit impacts of infill construction and demolition in close-in neighborhoods. The Oregonian reports Portland may rewrite parts of […]

Rhodies expected to be in full color by mid May

24 April 2015 It’s three weeks away and there should be plenty of color… Despite an early bloom, area rhododendrons are expected to be in full color by the time the 108th annual Rhododendron Festival gets underway next month. Mr. Rhododendron himself, Mike Bones, said you may have seen some […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 04/24/2015 09:22 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/291 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A Salem man will spend life in prison with the possibility of parole for his role in the murder of a Silverton man in 2013. The Statesman Journal reports that […]