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State To Fight Zinke Recommendations Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is calling on the president to reduce the size of Oregon’s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. What that reduction will look like for Cascade-Siskiyou, as well as Nevada’s Gold Butte, isn’t yet clear. It comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s announcement […]
Taggart Takes FSU Job The Oregon Ducks are in the hunt for a new football coach. It was announced yesterday afternoon that Willie Taggart will be taking the position as head coach at Florida State. Mario Cristobal will be taking over in the interim and coach the team in it […]
To remain a city in motion it must endure change. According to Mayor Joe Henry the forward movement and intergovernmental cooperation that has been established over the past several years is due in part to a renewed commitment to working with the state, the department of transportation and Lane County. […]
Athlete of the Week – Kyle King Siuslaw High School senior Kyle King is Coast Radio Sports Athlete of the Week. In the first two basketball games of the season King demonstrated court leadership and was instrumental in the win against Elmira Friday night. King, along with Jake Hickson, led […]
Viking Wrestling Over the weekend at the Perry Burlison Wrestling Classic Siuslaw High School Junior Riley Jennings won by fall over Stayton’s Johnny Sylva in the 170 pound category, while Senior Grappler Richard Huff in the 126 pound category score 17 points for Siuslaw, placing third. Viking Boys Even Record […]
Hawkins Looks Forward At Peace Harbor Medical Center The New CAO of PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center Jason Hawkins, settles in to his position here in Florence. Spending some time with outgoing CAO Rick Yecny. Both men come from a strong background in accounting. Coast Radio News spoke with Hawkins […]
Dr. Willie Foster talks with George Henry about the Emergency Department at Peace Harbor Medical Center Peace Health/Peace Harbor Medical Center’s Doc Talk is back on Coast Radio. Each month Host George Henry will talk to Doctors and Medical Professionals about the latest in medicine and what is new at Peace […]
There is a perception that Florence has a growing drug problem but according to the Florence police department they are not seeing a growing trend that many communities are seeing. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t a problem, but chief Tom Turner says the largest problem that the Police department […]
