Economic Development is the target… Phil Brubaker – “But what I’m really talking about is how do we get people back to Florence as tourists who will then see the town who will then say ‘well what are the housing prices like’, who will then go to the realtor and […]
Author: Bob
Crab season 2nd highest dollar value
For the fifth year in the last decade Oregon’s Dungeness Crab harvest exceeded 20-million pounds. In all, says Nick Furman with the Oregon Dungeness Crab Commission, 21.2-million pounds valued at around $49-million dollars was hauled in by the 325 boats that ply coastal waters. That makes the season, which ended […]
EV to get local charge
More options are on the road for electric vehicles. The Oregon Department of Transportation announce a series of 22 ‘fast-charging’ stations will be built in the next year. They’ll stretch from Florence to Astoria on the coast, and from Hood River to Sisters inland. Each station will be able to […]
Siuslaw Football Season Tickets and Schedule
There won’t be a lot of opportunities to catch the Siuslaw Vikings at home this football season. Season tickets for the three home games, September 23rd, October 7th, and October 28th go on sale August 31st at the high school. They’re $20. Previous season ticket holders will get first choice […]
Ems pick up a win at home
Will Scott gave up a hit to his first batter last night… it was the only hit he gave up in six scoreless innings as the 20-year old right hander set the tone for the Eugene Emeralds 8-3 win over the Everett Aqua Sox at PK Park. Eugene Right Fielder […]
Boys and Girls Club to show off Teen Center
The Teen Center at the Boys and Girls Club will be open to all ages this evening. Angie Bates Orton says it’s a way to get ready for the coming year… and show off a little. Angie Bates Orton – “We should have a little croquet happening, so there’ll be […]
“We smoked it all”
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Video taken by a police dashboard camera shows Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas was a passenger in the car when cornerback Cliff Harris was cited for driving 118 mph in June. The video obtained by KATU-TV also shows Officer Ray Stallsworth ask Harris if there is marijuana […]
News from the Associated Press
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) – A former Bingham County, Idaho, sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of aggravated murder and sentenced to life in prison yesterday in the deaths of his mother and her boyfriend at their Oregon coast home. Gabriel Morris had fled cross-country with his wife and 4-year-old daughter after […]
