Oregon Election Season Officially Under Way… It was timely. The Oregon Legislature wrapped up work in their annual session Monday night, and yesterday was the filing deadline for candidates seeking their party’s nomination for various state races in the May 15th primary. On the Central Coast, North Bend Oral Surgeon […]
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Local News: Three Rivers Foundation; Winter Weather; Legislature Missing Deadline? Despite Anemic Demand Gas Prices Shoot Up; Siuslaw Softball Seeking $$
Three Rivers Foundation Hands Out $75,000 Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch… the representatives of 17 western Oregon non-profit groups not only got a free lunch yesterday, but also went home with a check for anywhere between one and seven thousand dollars. Mark Ingersoll is the […]
Local News: Marine Reserves; Gas Prices Skyrocket; Old Town Plaza
Oregon Legislature Approves Expansion of Marine Reserves Network The final bill establishing three additional marine reserves off the Oregon Coast will now go to the Governor for his signature. On a 57-2 vote yesterday, the Oregon House approved SB1510 which expands the list of two existing marine reserves to a […]
Local News: Former DA says prison idea a bad one; Gas prices surge; Ocean floor shakes; Benefit to help two
Prison Closure Plan a bad one says former DA The Joint Ways and Means Committee of the Oregon Legislature is taking some ill-advised steps according to former Lane County District Attorney Doug Harcleroad. Doug Harcleroad – “That’s a powerful committee and those people have a lot of influence, but it […]
Local News: Four Day Weeks; Marine Reserves; Gas Prices; Wet Proposals; Trading Viking Blue for Raider Red
School Board to decide whether or not to pursue more information on four day weeks The decision will be ultimately be made by the Siuslaw School Board, but Superintendent Jeff Davis feels a four-day school week is an idea that is not ready to be fulfilled. Jeff Davis – “We’ve […]
Local News: Trans Plan; Our Town; Gas Prices; Confluence; Prep Scores
Public Feedback Sought on Transportation Plan City officials will unveil the first draft of updates to Florence’s Transportation System Plan later this afternoon. City Manager Jacque Betz says work on the plan has been underway for several months. Jacque Betz – “We are having an open house at the Florence […]
Local News – Oregon Counties in Jeopardy; Walter-Sedlacek First Citizen; Gas steady; Be Prepared
Some Oregon counties could become insolvent… Governor John Kitzhhaber says some local government work could be regionalized to help rural counties struggling with the expiration of federal timber payments. He and legislative leaders spoke to Oregon newspaper editors yesterday in Salem. Kitzhaber says some counties in southern Oregon might be […]
Local News – Folk Festival; Gas Prices; State of the County; Our Town; and prep scores
Two legendary groups to headline 2012 Folk Festival Before flower-power, the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane the “San Francisco Sound” meant harmonic vocals, a blending of acoustic and electric guitars and rock music with a bit of jazz and a lot of folk. The vocal group that originated that sound… […]
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