Date: 05/04/2015 09:25 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
GOLD HILL, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon man who set fire to his foreclosed property after squatters took over his former home has been sentenced to 18 months’ probation. The Mail Tribune reports Shawn Pappe of Gold Hill pleaded no contest to second-degree arson. He was also ordered to pay restitution for the fire. Court records say Pappe made multiple threats to the squatters.
UMATILLA, Ore. (AP) – A group of agricultural operators who farm near the Columbia River have sued the federal government over an irrigation water contract. The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association says the government is holding up construction of an irrigation pipeline by delaying the issuing of a water service contract.
BEND, Ore. (AP) – As competitive high school forestry declines statewide, instructor Rex Cowther brought students from eight schools together Saturday to immerse themselves in the industry. The Bend Bulletin reports the Central Oregon Community College competition includes components like mock job interviews and calculating the volume in a stand of trees to prepare students for an industry that has become increasingly sophisticated.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Twenty-eight college-bound Oregonians have won full-ride Gates Millennium Scholarships to college. The Oregonian reports low-income minority students from high schools across the state are going to be able to attend college and graduate school for free thanks to the scholarship program supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. They are among just 1,000 students chosen nationwide.
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