Post office burns — Fire has destroyed the post office in the Southern Oregon town of Cave Junction. The Grants Pass Daily Courier reports fire broke out at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, and by the time the flame were out a few hours later, only walls were standing. Mayor Carl Jacobson says it is a catastrophe for the town of 1,900 people. Battalion Chief Kamron Ismaili says there was no immediate indication of how it started. It was not known how much mail was lost, but Ismaili says the contents are likely a total loss. Jacobson says they are looking for a building to use as a temporary post office.

Fluoride report — The director of the Oregon Health Authority, Bruce Goldberg, says the state human resources department will review whether his staff did anything wrong in managing a survey of children’s dental health during a Portland campaign on fluoridation. He tells The Oregonian the inquiry will cover all staff members who dealt with the study. Voters this month soundly rejected the city’s plan to begin fluoridation. As the campaign was under way, the Health Authority was working on the report. When it was released, the information seemed to contradict claims of the pro-fluoride campaign. Emails show a staff member went over details of the report with a pro-fluoride group before it was released.

Railroad offer — Benton County officials are offering nearly half a million dollars for 18 miles of railroad right of way. The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports the county and Union Pacific have been negotiating for years over the abandoned Bailey Branch line south of the city. The county commissioners have decided to offer $485,707, despite the objections of Commissioner Jay Dixon. He says the county doesn’t have plans for using the right of way and has more pressing uses for the money. Commissioner Linda Modrell says the right of way should be preserved for use in the future, either for cargo or restoring passenger service between Corvallis and Eugene.

Accidental shooting — Portland police say a teenager wounded by a bullet discharged from a rifle that a man was cleaning next door has been released from the hospital. The 17-year-old girl was treated for a leg wound. Police said 52-year-old Christopher Morris told officers he was cleaning a lever-action rifle Wednesday evening when it discharged and went through a wall into the neighboring unit. Police said Thursday that Morris was questioned but not charged. The case has been turned over to the district attorney’s office.

Coach sentenced — A 38-year-old Aloha man who coached a girls softball team in Beaverton was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for sexually abusing a teenage girl. Jeremy Dickey pleaded guilty in Washington County Circuit Court to sex abuse and other charges. The Oregonian reports the victim was not a member of the softball team he coached. Dickey apologized in court for failing kids and parents who trusted him.

— From wire reports