Idaho Sex Offender arrested in Florence
An Idaho man, listed as being a “High Risk Sexual Offender” was taken into custody this week in Florence. Officer Len Larson spotted the man hitchhiking on Highway 101 near 35th street early Saturday afternoon. Larson thought he matched the description on a wanted flyer of a parolee who had walked away from supervision. 45-year old Earl Nelson Grove Jr. had been sentenced to life for the rape of an elderly Alzheimer’s patient in an Idaho nursing home. He was paroled last year, but failed to report as required. Grove was also sought as a suspect in a rape in King City, Oregon. The Idaho Department of Corrections had warned the man had a history of violence and if spotted, should be approached with caution. Grove had been seen last week south of Newport. When approached by police in Florence he initially gave false information about his identity but was taken into custody without incident.
Fourth District Congressman Peter DeFazio has asked the US Department of Labor to review the use of foreign workers on several Forest Service contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The request came as the result of a story published in the Bend Bulletin that reported several companies awarded stimulus funded contracts in Central Oregon had applied for permission to use foreign workers. DeFazio said he felt it was hard to believe that federal contractors paying prevailing wages could not find Oregonians to take the forestry jobs funded in the contracts.
A project that backed traffic up for several miles on either end of the Siuslaw River bridge in Florence last month will resume next week. Beginning around seven pm Sunday evening, traffic over the bridge will be restricted to one-lane as crews prepare the road surface and apply an epoxy based material. The restrictions will continue through Thursday afternoon. Motorists should expect up to 20-minute delays while work continues.
The Siuslaw Outreach Service Center is seeking volunteers to help plan and manage a series of events during Domestic Violence Awareness Month. SOS will be observing the month with several different events in October, including the “Step Out Against Domestic Violence March” down Bay Street on the 23rd as well as an art show and a fund raising dinner. Volunteer Coordinator Angie Orton says opportunities range from planning events to contributing artwork to participating. She’s asking anyone interested in helping out to call her at SOS.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
(Restoring dropped word in first item)
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A jury will have to decide whether an
Ashland man's failure to disclose $150,000 on federal tax forms was
an effort to smuggle money to Muslim fighters in Chechnya or just
an oversight by an accountant. Jurors deliberated for five hours
last evening in the case against Pete Seda, who's described by
prosecutors as a closeted Muslim radical with ties to groups that
smuggled cash to support the mujahedeen in Chechnya. His attorneys
portrayed him as a friendly pillar of the community who stood for
moderate Islamic principles.
WEST LINN, Ore. (AP) - A West Linn police spokesman is asking
for public help to find the vandals who spray-painted anti-Mormon
slurs at a new meeting house church plans to open on Sunday. Sgt.
Neil Hennelly says a church official found graffiti Aug. 29 against
"Mormans" and told him of 10 or 12 similar incidents while the
meeting house was under construction but never reported it to
police.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Lawyers for a man who wants to hold the
Vatican accountable for the priest who molested him in the 1960s
have asked a Portland judge to allow them to question top
cardinals. The lawyers have filed papers outlining requests for
depositions from Cardinal William Levada and others. Levada heads
the office that defrocks pedophile priests.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A man serving time for killing a
13-year-old girl nearly 25 years ago will stay in prison after
telling the Oregon state Parole Board the killing did not affect
him. Omar Carroll was convicted in the 1985 stabbing of Tina Marie
Jones in Portland. He says he got the idea from reading a book.
Citing a new Oregon law, board members say Carroll now won't be
eligible for parole until 2021.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - The Oregon Army National Guard confirms
that a 22-year-old man whom Vancouver (Wash.) police shot and
killed was a veteran who served 12 months in Iraq. Capt. Stephen
Bomar says Nikkolas Lookabill deployed in 2009 and returned earlier
this year. The Columbian newspaper reports that guard officials
confirmed Lookabill's military status yesterday afternoon after
Vancouver police identified him.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland International Airport has a new
record for rainfall for one hour -- 1.03 inches from 8 p.m. to 9
p.m. Tuesday was more rain than any one-hour period at the airport
since the weather service began keeping those records in 1953.
Rainfall records were also set Tuesday in Hillsboro, with 0.87
inch, and across the Columbia in Vancouver, Wash., with 0.57 inch.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it
will use the best scientific data to revise a 2008 Bush
administration recovery plan for the northern spotted owl. The
draft plan released yesterday says it will take 30 years, rather
than 10 years, to recover the threatened bird at an estimated cost
of about $147 million. A federal judge has ordered revisions to the
2008 recovery plan.
HERMISTON, Ore. (AP) - A woman found in a backyard pool in
Hermiston has been identified but investigators still have not
determined the cause of death. The East Oregonian reports the
victim was Jessica Jean Rogers, who turned 34 last Thursday, the
day she died. The Oregon Department of Justice is assisting local
police with the investigation.
DUCHESNE, Utah (AP) - The Utah Highway Patrol says an Oregon
couple is dead after their motorcycle collided with a pickup truck.
The couple is identified as Robert and Melinda Barney of Medford.
Authorities say Robert Barney was driving the motorcycle and braked
to avoid a pickup that was making a turn but couldn't stop in time
Tuesday about 90 miles east of Salt Lake City.
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
It’s a week of reflection for the Oregon State Beavers. But far from lamenting over what might have been in the season opener against TCU Oregon State head coach Mike Riley is using the game’s teaching moments to prepare for the home opener September 18th against Louisville.
216 – “We played a game, we can look at some things that we think we need to focus on and get some good practice in that way.”
Riley says the Beavers have put that 30-21 loss at Cowboys Stadium behind them and taking the extra week to focus on the Cardinals.
215 – “They’re very very talented, athletically. They’re a good looking physical football team. They played Kentucky a very good game. You know, I think we’re going to have to play well to win.”
On the schedule this evening… the Siuslaw Vikings open up the 2010 volleyball season at home in non-league action against the Newport Cubs. Mapleton volleyball has a Mountain West League match today. They’ll travel to Eddyville.
Coming up tomorrow is the first Viking Quarterback Club meeting of the year. Head Coach Tim Dodson will share film, insights and strategies for Siuslaw’s opener against number six ranked Junction City. The Quarterback Club meets in the High School Lecture room each game day at noon. Tomorrow’s will actually begin at 11:40, it’s open to anyone.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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