25 August 2014 No Northwest Finalists for Florence City Manager Job None of the eight finalists for the City Manager’s position are from the Pacific Northwest. The closest candidate geographically is William Kohbarger (KO-bar-grr) from Pahrump, Nevada, followed by Regan Bolli (BO-lye) of Ephraim, Utah. Three hail from Colorado, Roy […]
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Ems Home for Final Stretch; College Football Set to Start
25 August 2014 Emeralds Win Series, Head for Home The Eugene Emeralds and the Everett Aqua Sox alternated wins over the weekend, with the Ems taking two of three games. Eugene won Friday night, 8-4; the Sox Saturday, 1-6. The rubber match of the five-game series went to the Emeralds […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/25/2014 09:26 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/270 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A convicted killer is back in custody after Oregon prison officials realized he was released a month too early. KPTV reports Marc Trice was released from the Oregon State Penitentiary […]
NW Sports from the AP
Date: 08/25/2014 05:00 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/317 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) – Dustin Ackley had three hits and scored three runs, Seattle’s bullpen was sharp for the second straight day and the Mariners beat Boston 8-6 yesterday for the Red […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/25/2014 04:00 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/336 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – Biologists plan to recapture and re-collar OR-7, Oregon’s famous wandering wolf that is now a settled father of pups. The Medford Mail Tribune reports that the plan calls for recapturing […]
Curing Congress
22 August 2014 Curing Congress… Five years ago, Americans’ approval rating of the U.S Congress was at 39-percent. According to a recent Gallup Poll, that has now dropped to just 13 percent. That equates to seven out of eight people surveyed saying they do not approve of Congress. Despite being […]
Ems keep playoff lamp dimly lit
22 August 2014 Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports… Playoff hopes for the Eugene Emeralds remain dim, but there is still some light after the Ems topped the Aqua Sox 8-4 last night in Everett. Nick Torres set the tone on the evening with a two-run shot over the […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
Date: 08/22/2014 09:16 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/282 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – The Benton County sheriff’s office says a 32-year-old Corvallis man is suspected of being under the influence of drugs when he crashed head-on into a car on Highway 20 at […]
