Advocates for Oregon seniors and people with disabilities got a "good news - bad news" message from the state Legislature last week. The Department of Human Services budget made it through the Joint Ways and Means Committee, preserving the current funding levels for long-term care, in-home care and Medicaid providers...at least through the end of this year. Rick Bennett with A-A-R-P Oregon calls that a "significant achievement." However, he says, it addresses only part of the next two years.
200 – “There is still a significant risk in this budget. While they’ve managed for the most part to maintain the current funding levels in the first year of the budget, there is a need to find additional funds or savings to maintain those services in the second year of the budget.”
Compared to the original budget, in which providers faced rate cuts of 16 to 19 percent for their services, advocates say this one looks great. Those who voted 'no' in committee voiced concerns that they hadn't had enough time to study it. The D-H-S budget still needs Senate and House floor votes before going on to the governor.
A 35-year old Reedsport man is facing no less than 35 years in prison, plus lifetime post-prison supervision for sexually abusing two 12-year old boys during late night video game sessions at his apartment in 2007 and 2008. Following a six-day trial in April, Justin Vail Ure (YU-ree) was convicted of four counts of Sodomy, plus one count each of Sex Abuse and Attempted Sodomy. Each sodomy charge carries a minimum 300-month sentence, but Douglas County District Court Judge Ronald Poole determined that a portion would run concurrently, but did require 420 consecutive months. Ure also faced several other charges in April of which he was found not-guilty. A final charge of Endangering the Welfare of a Minor ended in a hung jury.
Florence area residents have an online place to go and talk about anything, anytime.
210 -- "They can go on there and they can talk about anything they want. They can talk politics, they can talk what's happening in the city, they can talk about events, uh, breaking news stories across the nation. Anything, anything."
Ave Bernard, the founder of the site, says there are few restrictions… there are certain words that are off limits and you can’t make it personal. Other than that… it’s whatever visitors to the site want to talk about. He hopes to have ongoing discussions at the site about local restaurants, local politics and local events.
TAKING A LOOK IN TO ASSOCIATED PRESS REGIONAL NEWS…
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - Embers buried deep in the insulation of an
Albany home reignited a fire that had already consumed much of the
home. Neighbors called 911 early yesterday to report the fire had
broken out again, about 16 hours after the initial blaze did about
$60,000 worth of damage to the building and $40,000 to the home's
contents. Authorities say the house wasn't damaged much more in the
second fire. No one was injured.
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) - A collision east of Interstate 5 near Albany
left four people injured, one critically, and an Alaska driver now
faces charges. The Albany Democrat Herald reports 29-year-old
Alimpiada Kalugin of Homer, Alaska, faces two counts of
second-degree assault and one count each of fourth-degree assault,
reckless driving and driving under the influence of intoxicants.
BEND, Ore. (AP) - A hiker who injured his ankle and tried for
several hours to crawl off of the trail finally gave in and called
911. The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office reports the 23-year-old
was hiking near Boyd Cave when he got hurt. Five deputies were
dispatched to the scene and the hiker was taken from the cave area
by ambulance.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - The discovery of dozens of marijuana
plants in a Selma woman's home has not only led to busts in
southern Oregon. Authorities say they now have an accounting of
marijuana prices on the East Coast and an admission from the woman
that she packaged and sent marijuana to Boston. The Grants Pass
Daily Courier reports the 45-year-old woman has not been charged,
but information she gave to police led to raids, arrests and the
discovery of her diary, in which she is alleged to have thanked God
for a safe pot delivery.
KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) - The FAA is headed to the wreckage of an
airplane that crashed in rugged terrain in eastern Oregon. The
Tri-City Herald reports that the plane was reported missing early
yesterday with three people on board. The Civil Air Patrol found
the wreckage near Ukiah, about 50 miles south of Pendleton.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say a Forest Grove
driver clocked at 103 mph narrowly avoided plowing his car into a
herd of mule deer. A state trooper used his siren and horn to scare
the deer off Highway 138E moments before 21-year-old Ji Wang sped
through the area. He was charged with driving in excess of 100 mph
and faces a $1,100 fine.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland police have arrested a suspect in
a gang-related shooting on the city's northeast side. Police say
19-year-old Pierce D. Woods has been charged with attempted murder,
second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being
held on a $775,000 bail.
SCAPPOOSE, Ore. (AP) - The man who fell out of a moving pickup
and died near Scappoose has been identified at Alex Montoya, the
dean of enrollment services at Clark College in Vancouver, Wash.
The Columbian reports Montoya fell Saturday night from a truck
driven by Nicholas Kay of Vancouver. He was booked into the
Columbia County Jail on suspicion of criminal negligent homicide
and DUI. The school said Montoya and his wife, Clark associate vice
president of planning Shanda Diehl, had twin sons earlier this
year.
Sandblaster Baseball:
The Three Rivers Sandblasters opened the American Legion Baseball season with a split of games in Redmond yesterday. The Blasters opened the double header with a
4 / 3 victory, then dropped game two 6 / 1. The Sandblasters return to the diamond Wednesday against Roseburg.
Oregon State Beaver Baseball:
Their NCAA post season appearance ended for the Oregon State Beavers over the weekend. Friday night OSU fell 11 / 1 to the Vanderbilt Commodors. On Saturday Parker Berberet drove in two, but Oregon State saw its 2011 season come to an end with a 9-3 loss to Vanderbilt Saturday night at Hawkins Field. The win advanced Vanderbilt to the College World Series, which starts June 18 in Omaha, Neb. Oregon State saw its season come to an end with the loss, dropping to 41-19 on the year.
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