Author: George Henry

AARP Offers Free Tax Prep; Police Enforcement On Super Bowl Sunday; Lane Commissioners In Executive Session; City Lights Cinemas Host Delores

The A-A-R-P Foundation’s Tax-Aide program is in its 50th year of providing free tax services to people across the country. Last year, nearly 12-hundred volunteers helped 73-thousand Oregonians file their state and federal income-tax returns, and they received nearly 52-million dollars in refunds. Bob Bruce, state coordinator for the A-A-R-P […]

Lane County Sheriff Outlines Jail Increases; Group Wants Juveniles Removed From Measure 11; Hospital Takes Lead With Crisis Training

Levy Helps Staff Jail Amid Budget Cuts Oregon Sheriff’s have been facing an uphill battle after the state cut its funding in many areas including patrol.  Sheriff Byron Trapp says staffing levels is .17 percent of the average of sheriff’s departments across the country and that has limited the impact […]

No Mapleton Score; Upcoming College Hoops

Mapleton Basketball At this time there have been no reports of a final score for last night’s Alsea/Mapleton game on the hardwoods and there are no scheduled activities for this evening.  Tomorrow Mountain West League boys basketball pits the Sailors at home with the Siletz Valley Warriors. tip off in […]

Osborne Added To Museum Board; Top 5 To Be Announced in February; City Hall Groundbreaking; Patrol Enforcement for Super Bowl; Levy Funds Spent Properly; SVFR: Chimney Fire

Military Museum Adds Osborne to Board The Oregon coast Military Museum has added Banner Bank Vice President Dee Osborne to its board of directors.  Osborne currently serves on the board of the Florence Area Chamber of commerce and the Peace Health Peace Harbor Foundation.  Executive Director Cal Applebee says that […]