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Hunt For Suspects Continues The man attacked and kidnapped along with his girlfriend while camping near Walton is recovering from injuries sustained when he was severely beaten. He and his girlfriend were taken by three assailants, one of which was the woman’s former boyfriend. The man was found Sunday morning […]
Possible Kidnap Victim A man was found bloody and beaten yesterday morning and according to witnesses the man and his girlfriend had been kidnapped. Witnesses that found the man after he had been clinging to branches in the river said that his attackers were still on the hunt for him. […]
DeFazio Visits Coast Congressman Peter DeFazio was visiting the coast yesterday. He was taking a look at bridges and other infrastructure . He says that there is a large proportion of structures that are suffering from disrepair which not only causes potential hazards for drivers but also negatively contributes to […]
State COVID-19 Numbers Trending Downward Despite reporting 203 new cases of the coronavirus and 11 new deaths, the Oregon Health Authority in its weekly report says cases of COVID-19 infections are still trending down statewide. Last week there were 1,963 new cases which is 159 cases less than the previous […]
COVID Downturn for Lane County Lane County has been seeing a downward trend of COVID-19 over the past 2 weeks. Lane County Public Health liaison Jason Davis says the positive results are encouraging, especially with the hope of getting children back to school. “Typically over the last week, week and […]
Council Accepts Resignation City Council member Geraldine Prociw has announced her resignation from the city council. Prociw, formerly Geraldine Lucio, released a letter on Monday detailing her reasons for leaving effective August 17th. She states her recent marriage and subsequent relocation to an address outside of the city limits was […]
Heat Set Fire Department on Alert With the coast already under extreme fire conditions, the hot weather that hit on Saturday exacerbated the situation. Operations Chief for Siuslaw Valley fire and Rescue and Western Lane ambulance, Matt House said early Saturday crews responded to 6 different calls of drooping trees […]
City Council To Weigh In On Mural The Florence City Council will convene on Monday evening via videoconferencing. One of the items on the agenda is a mural that could adorn the side of Clawson’s Wheelhouse on Highway 101. The mural that depicts a mermaid, sea lion, tall ship and […]
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