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BPA ready for Turkey Cooking, Nov. 24

Bonneville Power Administration operators are prepared for the energy anomaly that they see every Thanksgiving Day. They have planned for an unusual bulge, or peak, in the morning as millions of people across t...
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Commercial Crabbing to be Delayed, Nov. 24

The traditional Dec. 1 opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season along the entire Oregon coast will be delayed due to concerns about domoic acid levels in some areas. During recent testing, domoic acid in...
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Flooding on Coquille River, Nov. 24

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a * Flood Watch for the South Fork Coquille River at Myrtle Point. * from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning. * At 1:15 PM Wednesday the stage was 17.6 feet....
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Hwy. 126 Fatal, Nov. 23

The driver of the Plymouth was identified as Stephen POOLE, age 24, of Prineville. The contributing factors of this crash are still be investigated. No further information to be released at this time.  Previous...
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Two Fatalities in Southern Oregon, Nov. 23

On November 21, 2016 at about 8:10pm OSP troopers responded to a single vehicle crash on Highway 140 near milepost 31.5 (31 miles east of Medford). Preliminary investigation revealed a 2006 Ford pick-up was wes...
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NBHS Basketball Wreaths, Nov. 23

For those of you who have ordered Christmas Wreaths from the Boys and Girls Basketball Teams: You may pick up your wreath/s this Sunday, November 27th, from 1:00-3:00 in the NBHS Gym Parking Lot. Thank you!...
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Check your ITIN, Nov. 23

The Oregon Department of Revenue is echoing a warning to taxpayers from the IRS that certain individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs) will expire at the end of this year. The IRS is advising taxpayers...
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Tree Farmers of the Year, Nov. 23

The Oregon Tree Farm System has announced that Lane County family forest landowners Dave and Dianne Rankin are Oregon's 2016 Outstanding Tree Farmers of the Year. The honor was celebrated at the organization's ...
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Fire Safety Urged over Thanksgiving, Nov. 23

With Thanksgiving just a few days away, State Fire Marshal Jim Walker is reminding Oregonians to keep fire safety front and center when cooking and preparing holiday meals. "When friends and family gather at th...