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Fundraiser For Funeral Expenses The late-night crash north of Florence Saturday that claimed the life of 31-year old Logan Scott has left family members and co-workers of the man in shock. Maranda West, Scott’s boss at Mini-Pet Mart is “reeling”, saying he was loved by everyone who came into contact […]
Sanblaster Baseball The Three Rivers Sandblasters were on the mound last night at Jiggs Dodson Field. The double-header against the Pepsi Bottle Caps proved to be tough one for the team. Game one the Sandblasters fell 14-5. A pair of hit-by-pitches drove in a couple runs with bases loaded in […]
HB 3414 Not a Concern For Florence Housing Failed House Bill 3414 would have provided monies for cities to expand their building of affordable housing but a late amendment would have allowed cities to expand their urban growth boundaries. An issue that was not a concern for Florence according to […]
Three Rivers Sandblasters The American Legion Sandblasters took on Ole 180 on Friday in a double header at Jiggs Dodson Field. In game one the Sandblasters had a difficult time scoring runs while Ole 180’s bats were ringing. Ethan Halpin had a good run on the mound for the sandblasters […]
Woman Arrested for Murder On Saturday the Lane County Sheriff’s Office reported that they had arrested a woman and charged her with murder. 65 year old Marsha Quesnell was taken into custody in the 9600 block of Highway 126 near Tiernan. She had called 911 to report that she had […]
Dunes City Council Meeting The agenda for Wednesday’s Dunes City Council meeting was quickly scrapped and turned into a “listening session” for Mayor Sheldon Meyer and the rest of the council. City Recorder Jaime Mills was unable to make it that evening and rather than continue the deliberations on revisions […]
American Legion It is a double header of American Legion Baseball today at Jiggs Dodson Field. The first game begins at 3pm. The team is made up primarily of Siuslaw High School students but not exclusively. And is coached by Sam Johnson, Mike Blankenship, Michael Pitcher and Greg Reynolds. Game […]
Power has been restored in Mapleton. As of about 11:15 this morning most of the Mapleton area has power again after almost 24 hours of being without. The issue started yesterday afternoon when major damage occurred at the central Lincoln PUD sub station and a concurrent episode at the nearby […]
