News
Legislation for Medical Pot Dispensaries Considered
Jim McCoy | Fri 17th May
Oregon legislators are considering a bill to legalize medical marijuana retailers.
The Oregonian reports a legislative analysis shows there could be 225 state-licensed dispensaries in two...
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"Drink One For Dane" Raises Over A Quarter Million For MDA
Jim McCoy | Fri 17th May
Thanks to a strong customer response, sales from Friday, May 3 at Dutch Bros. raised $271,579 to the Muscular Distrophy Association (MDA) in honor of company co-founder Dane Boersma, who died from...
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Bear Camp Road Opening Earlier This Year
Jim McCoy | Fri 17th May
The US Forest Service says Bear Camp Road is now officially open for the 2013 season. They say that due to lower snow levels this year, road crews have made quick progress of plowing the road. All...
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Mt. Ashland Gets $5,000 Sustainable Slopes Grant
Jim McCoy | Fri 17th May
Mount Ashland has announced the National Ski Areas Association has awarded them a $5,000 grant under its Sustainable Slopes initiative. The grant will help fund twenty watershed restoration projects...
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Economists Boost Projected Oregon Revenue Forecast
Jim McCoy | Thu 16th May
State economists say a slow, steady economic recovery means the state treasury will take in more money than previously expected.
The quarterly forecast released Thursday said revenue from tax...
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Thieves Stealing Park Use Fees Along Oregon Coast
Jim McCoy | Thu 16th May
Rangers plan to remove about half of the 25 pay tubes at federal park sites along the Oregon coast.
The tubes are used to collect day-use fees at sites in the Siuslaw National Forest and the...
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Sports
Dojokovic An Upset Victim Again
Jim McCoy | Fri 17th May
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic wasted a chance to serve out the match and was beaten 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 by sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych in the Italian Open quarterfinals on Friday.
It's the second...
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Teen Golfer Misses Cut at PGA's Byron Nelson
Jim McCoy | Fri 17th May
Guan Tianlang will miss the cut at the Byron Nelson Championship after shooting a 7-over 77 in the second round Friday.
The 14-year-old amateur from China, who last month made the cut at the...
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Bradley Sets Course Record at the Byron Nelson
Jim McCoy | Thu 16th May
Keegan Bradley has set the TPC Four Seasons course record with a 10-under 60 in the opening round of the Byron Nelson Championship.
Bradley shot 60 even with consecutive bogeys midway through...
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Soccer Star Beckham Retiring
Jim McCoy | Thu 16th May
David Beckham says he is retiring from soccer at the end of the season.
The 38-year-old Beckham recently won a league title in a fourth country with Paris Saint-Germain. He has become a global...
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Former Saint, Chargers Star Muncie Dies
Jim McCoy | Tue 14th May
The New Orleans Saints say Chuck Muncie, a Pro Bowl running back with both the Saints and San Diego Chargers, has died at age 60.
Muncie was the Saints first-round pick, third overall, out of...
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Former College Coach, Promise Keepers Founder Reflects On His Wife
Jim McCoy | Tue 14th May
Former Colorado football coach Bill McCartney will be thinking of his late wife when he's inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in December.
He found out he was going into the Hall...
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