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Sandblasters End Season; Emeralds Gain Edge in Series

The Three Rivers Sandblasters lost their initial game Friday afternoon in the Sandy, Oregon Super Regional… falling 13-7 to the East County Knights.  That set up a pair of “must win” games Saturday in which the Blasters did just that… downing Redmond 13-nothing, then holding off Salem’s Withnell Dodgers 8-6 […]

Lane County Economic Development; Aquarium Loses Longtime Resident; BLM Halts Timber Sales; Foam Fest

26 July 2013 Springfield Law Maker to Oversee Lane Economic Efforts A former Springfield Mayor, current Legislator and longtime Springfield resident will head up Lane County’s economic development efforts. John Lively was named Economic Development Specialist this week… a position that he has extensive background in. Lively served ten years […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/25/2013 10:37 AM AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute/249 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – A Eugene police officer who worked nearly a decade as a school resource officer has pleaded guilty to sexual harassment and also admitted there was evidence to convict him […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 05/09/2013 03:59 AM OR–1st NewsMinute/256 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   WARRENTON, Ore. (AP) – Police say a man shot and killed while intruding in an apartment in Warrenton was the estranged husband of the woman who lived there. Thirty-nine-year-old Bruce Ross Rogers of […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 05/06/2013 05:29 AM NW–SportsMinute/243 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   TORONTO (AP) – Mark DeRosa hit a three-run homer, Melky Cabrera added a solo shot and the Toronto Blue Jays snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Seattle Mariners […]

More Rhody Royalty; Festival Vendor Fair to remain in Old Town; Olympic Trials to return to Eugene; Reedsport Couple injured in Portland area crash

12 April 2013 More Rhody Royalty Announced. The second set of Rhododendron Royalty for 2013 was introduced to the public this week.  Six area grade schoolers  were chosen from a pool of 75 applicants.  They’ll represent Siuslaw and Mapleton schools in the 106th festival set for May 16th through the […]