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Accident Closes 101 Temporarily Highway 101 remained closed for more than two and a half hours this morning after an accident that caused a power line to go down across the highway. The vehicle also took out a fire hydrant. The driver of the vehicle was transported to Peace Harbor […]
Ambulance and Tree Collide Early this morning a Western Lane Ambulance collided with a tree on Highway 126. The tree fell directly in front of the ambulance doing considerable damage to the vehicle. The only occupants in the vehicle were the two WLAD employees. There were no injuries reported. The […]
Weather Advisory Extended The wintry weather that impacted the coast continues to be an issue as we roll into the week. The National Weather Service is predicting extremely cold conditions as a Canadian Cold Front takes hold over the next several days. A winter weather advisory has been extended for […]
COVID Number Likely Underreported The rate of COVID-19 infections is indeterminate that according to Lane County Public Health Liaison Jason Davis. Davis says that the numbers that are being recorded for the 97439 zip code are likely incomplete due in part to the increase of home testing kits. Davis says […]
Truck Driver Arrested in Fatal Crash The Oregon State police have released their investigation into the crash of September 20th that claimed the life of Western Lane Ambulance EMT Emily Susman. OSP arrested the driver of the logging truck yesterday. 64 year old Shane Tyler McVay was taken into custody […]
Bozievich Announces Retirement Plans West Lane County Commissioner Jay Bozievich has announced that his current term will be his last term. Bozievich says he is proud of what Lane County has accomplished while he served. Including helping improve the county’s finances and credit rating. “Through some very diligent prioritizing of […]
Slide Closes 126 Between Mapleton and Florence Torrential rains over the past several days have caused yet another landslide, this one closes highway 126 at milepost 9.4 between Florence and Mapleton, hundreds of yard of debris have collapsed from the hillside onto the roadway. It started falling around 4 pm […]
Blood Needed in Lane County Lane County Public Health is reporting that blood supplies are historically low for this time of year. Statistics show that the holiday season is one of the times in the year that blood supplies become limited, but since the beginning of the pandemic is has […]
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