School Board To Deliberate Plan It may be a virtual start, but the Siuslaw School Board will consider a September 14th date for the beginning of the school year.  The board will meet tomorrow evening to discuss the change.  Discussions will be held that include 4 days for Staff Development […]

Citizens Clean Vandalized Rocks Sometime early last week vandals spray painted BLM and other messages on the three rocks that are at the entrance to the beach on the north jetty.  Anti-Trump messages as well as support for gay rights and the words Don’t Judge were painted in red on […]

Latest COVID-19 Numbers The Oregon Health Authority is reporting another 267 cases in the state.  Yesterday’s total takes Oregon over the 20,000 mark at 20,225.  There has also been one new death reported an 83 year old Umatilla County man who had underlying health conditions.  Lane County’s total now stands […]

Flu Potential ProblemFor Pandemic As doctors and hospitals try to battle the coronavirus the trend on increasing numbers has some concerned that leading into the fall the onset of flu season can become an additional problem.  Dr. Bob Pelz, infectious disease specialist with PeaceHealth Oregon says the symptoms can be […]

In Class Instruction Tabled For Now The numbers just don’t add up.  The hopes for a partial in-school format for the fall combined with a distance learning module have been put on hold.  The plan was for students to be able to return to Siuslaw School by September, but new […]

City Still Moving Despite concern over travelers coming to the coast, the city of Florence has been doing pretty well in operating over the past several months according to Mayor Joe Henry.  Henry said that Florence seems to have good practices in place for the most part.  There has been […]

Driver of Stolen Vehicle Wreaks Havoc It is believed that more than 2 dozen vehicles were damaged along the Oregon Coast along highway 101 as a driver careened through traffic pushing some vehicles and sideswiping others.  OSP first received a report of a reckless driver that pushed another vehicle into […]

Watch List/COVID #’s An average of 10 new cases a day is not enough to get Lane County on the governor’s watch list.  Governor Kate Brown released the 10 counties that are considered potential hot spots for the coronavirus if additional precautions are not taken.  Lincoln County just north of […]