Sports

Local News: Three Rivers Foundation; Winter Weather; Legislature Missing Deadline? Despite Anemic Demand Gas Prices Shoot Up; Siuslaw Softball Seeking $$

Three Rivers Foundation Hands Out $75,000 Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch… the representatives of 17 western Oregon non-profit groups not only got a free lunch yesterday, but also went home with a check for anywhere between one and seven thousand dollars. Mark Ingersoll is the […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,354 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Charles Odum scored 22 points, including the go-ahead free throws with three seconds remaining, to lead Portland State to a 75-74 win over Northern Colorado last night. Michael Harthun had […]

Local News – Xavier announces run; Offer made to potential Port Manager; ODOT drops tank in highway; Two police agencies lose trucks on the beach

Mayoral Candidate Announces Intentions Even though the election is still nine months away, Florence City Council President Nola Xavier says she wants to be the next mayor of Florence. Xavier – “I might as well get out there and say it’s my intention to run and see if that won’t […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,333 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Gary Bell Jr. and Kevin Pangos combined for 10 3-pointers and 32 points as Gonzaga closed the regular season by steamrolling undermanned Longwood 92-60 last night. Bell had career bests […]

Local News: Legislature Striving for Completion; Japanese Debris; Marine Storm Warnings; Local Sports

Oregon Legislature making final push… Oregon lawmakers will make one final push this week to find an agreement that would allow all of them to declare victory and leave Salem before Wednesday’s self-imposed deadline.  With the budget and Governor John Kitzhaber’s Medicaid reform plan all but crossed off the list, […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,329 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Elias Harris scored 19 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as Gonzaga beat BYU 74-63 in a battle for second place in the West Coast Conference. Brandon Davies scored 23 points […]

Local News: Oregon’s Billion $ Problem; One Voice; Perpetua Volunteers; and Viking Softball Needs Money

Aftershocks of March 2011 Japanese Disaster Being Felt in US Planning Scott Ashford says Oregon has a billion dollar problem, but doesn’t have the billion dollars to fix it.  That problem is how to preserve critical lifelines like key roads, airports, port facilities and utility networks in the event of […]