Few choices for local voters… There will be at least two new faces on the Florence City Council in January, and it looks like one of those will be appointed.  The deadline for entering the council or Mayor’s race is five pm tomorrow.  But, the process for doing so can […]

Bright colors bring code provision to light… Sometimes the old adage of “no good deed goes unpunished” rings true. Jose Garcia spent extra time and cash earlier this spring to make his restaurant, Los Compadres Tacqueria, look more presentable.  That included a coat or two of bright lime green and […]

Many cuts… few surprises in County Budget… Lane County will have roughly $100-million less to work with in the coming year and about 200 fewer employees doing that work.  The 2012-13 budget was released late yesterday and here’s the cut list:  49 Public Works positions; 47 jobs in corrections; 29 […]

School Budget Paints a slightly brighter picture The Siuslaw School District Budget Committee will still have plenty of challenges this year, but for the first time in several years they won’t be facing doom and gloom in the annual budget message.  When they meet for the first time this year […]

Suspected Pipe Bomb Closes Highway… turns out to be non-explosive Initially described as being a pipe bomb, a suspicious object kept Highway 126 just east of Florence closed for more than three hours last night.  Police and transportation officials closed the highway around eight pm after finding a – quote […]