Individual Dies In Police Custody The Lane County Sheriff’s department confirms another death involving Florence Police and an in-custody person. The incident happened around 7:11 on Friday evening when an unruly individual at Peace Harbor hospital refused requests to leave the facility. Police were called to the hospital and after […]
Author: George Henry
Levy Up For Renewal; Congress Approves Fire Money; Chamber Seeking Smiling Faces; Port To Meet In Mapleton
Local Option Levy Up For Renewal Voters will have to decide if they want to continue to fund essential school programs on November 7th. State funding for education has declined another 17 percent and that leaves Siuslaw Schools about 3 million dollars short of what the state considers the Quality […]
Mapleton Sailors Drop 3 to Siletz Valley; Viking Girls End Regular Season; Prep and College Events
Siletz Valley Takes Down Mapleton Mapleton Sailor volleyball fell to the McKenzie Eagles last night in three straight sets, 25-15, 25-5, 25-13. They’ll be at home tomorrow for a 2 pm match against Siletz Valley. Siuslaw Girls End Regular Season Viking Girls finished league play last night in South Umpqua. […]
State Awards Money For Tsunami Awareness; Storms Knock Out Power; Dangerous Cylinders; Open Enrollment Begins
Tsunami Awareness Grants The state of Oregon has been awarded $325 Thousand dollars to outfit coastal cities along the Cascadia Subduction Zone with the latest signage and materials to show Tsunami safe zones. Much of the work that the grant covers has already been done in Florence. The painting of […]
Ducks On The Road; Lady Viks At South Umpqua
Ducks Head To Stanford Ducks Head Coach willie taggart says the late start to this Saturday’s football game against Stanford is not a problem for his team. Taggart says he will just let the players sleep in a little longer but the 8 pm start is not much different than […]
Fiber Construction Begins Monday; CCO’s Celebrate 5 Years; Gas Prices Roll Lower
Fiber Groundbreaking It will rival the fastest internet in the state. Robbie Wright with Siuslaw Broadband says the arrival of fiber optic internet service will bring 1 gigabyte speeds to homes and 10 gigabyte service to some businesses and at a price that is in line with current internet charges […]
Prep and College Sports Updates
Lady Vikings Last night in North Bend the Viking volleyball team was defeated in three straight sets. 25-15, 25-20, 25-20. Siuslaw will stay on the road to take on South Umpqua next on Thursday evening. And Mapleton will visit McKenzie. Schools Out, But Football’s On The Viking football team will […]
County Bans Plastics; County Prepares to Strike; Pedestrian Injured; Distracted Driving Issues
Lane County Copies City Restrictions Lane County has joined the City of Florence in banning plastics and plastic coated containers from its recycling stations in its Florence and Swisshome locations. Other county recycling operations will not be affected by this change. The County’s press release says that it is trying […]