Many cuts… few surprises in County Budget… Lane County will have roughly $100-million less to work with in the coming year and about 200 fewer employees doing that work. The 2012-13 budget was released late yesterday and here’s the cut list: 49 Public Works positions; 47 jobs in corrections; 29 […]
Month: April 2012
Local Sports – Siuslaw and Sutherlin Split on the diamond; Beavers take non-conference Civil War
Prep Baseball The Siuslaw Vikings took sole possession of second place in the Far West League baseball race yesterday with a rain soaked 14-9 win over the Sutherlin Bulldogs at home. Jake Thompson earned the win in relief, going three innings and giving up one hit while striking out five. […]
3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP
OR–3rd NewsMinute/193 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The website for the Gresham-Barlow Education Association says teachers are now on strike. The district east of Portland had already canceled today’s classes because of the strike threat. Issues include salary, preparation time […]
2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP
OR–2nd NewsMinute/221 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – Washington County deputies have arrested a 36-year-old man accused of cutting his home’s natural gas line in an attempt to harm his wife and four children. James Speidel of the small Portland-area town […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
OR–1st NewsMinute/316 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A school district east of Portland has canceled classes for today as a strike deadline looms and contract talks continue with teachers. The teachers union, the Gresham-Barlow Education Association, offered a contract proposal […]
NW Sports from the AP
NW–SportsMinute/321 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press DETROIT (AP) – Alex Liddi had a career-high three hits, including a solo homer, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4. Miguel Cabrera and Alex Avila homered for the Tigers, but it […]
Local Sports: Athlete of the Week; Central Coast Invitational
Siuslaw High School has one of the best track and field facilities on the coast and coach Chris Johnson says this Friday afternoon it will feature nearly a dozen of the top programs in the region. Chris Johnson – “There’s 11 teams coming in and, actually we’re pretty excited. It […]
Local News: Former Councilor Warns to Not Cut Too Deep; Sea Floor Mapping Helps Tsunami Prep; Speech Not As Free When Viewed From a State Highway
City officials urged not to cut too deep in some departments… Already very tight, the amount of money set aside by the City of Florence in the coming year for parks will be even less than before. That was just one of several budget proposals laid out last night for […]
