Month: August 2011

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,379 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Mike Carp hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, lifting the Seattle Mariners to a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels last night. Dustin Ackley, who had three hits […]

NW Sports from the AP

AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,405 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Dayan Viciedo made a sudden impact in his return to the majors, hitting a three-run homer in his season debut as the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 9-3 yesterday […]

Port meeting midday again

The Port of Siuslaw Commission has been doing an increasing amount of business in special midday meetings recently.  They have another one today at noon in which they’ll hear an update from commissioner Joshua Greene on the status of the Ice Machine.  The commercial ice-maker was completed following a seven-year […]

Outside factors influence Oregon tax revenue

Oregon’s tax collections will be down by about $200-million from projections for the two-year state budget cycle that began last month.  It’s unlikely that any immediate cuts in government spending will be required because of the down-turn. First of all, it’s still early in the cycle and second, because lawmakers […]

Still more news from the AP

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,264 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Pacific Power blames vandals for a power outage last night that left at least 7,000 customers in the Willamette Valley in the dark. The utility tells KVAL that the vandalism was a substation near […]

More Oregon News from the AP

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,271 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press CLARNO, Ore. (AP) – Weather conditions have improved for firefighters battling a 45,000-acre grass fire in central Oregon, after red flag warnings expired. Fire officials in Prineville said this morning that there were no flare-ups or problems overnight. […]

The latest Oregon News from the AP

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,285 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (AP) – Firefighters worked under a “red flag warning” in central Oregon yesterday as they battled a complex of wildfires that has burned 33,000 acres. Pam Sichting of the Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center says […]