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Guilty Except by Sanity In June of 2023, Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Mapleton after 66-year-old Marsha Quesnell called 911 and stated she had murdered her mother. Upon arrival, deputies found Quesnell’s 85-year-old mother deceased with multiple stab wounds. Quesnell was taken into custody and lodged at the Lane […]
Non-Profit Helps Students A local non-profit with the goal of helping kids who struggle with homelessness and staying in school. Safe Shelter for Siuslaw Students was formed by a group of concerned residents three years ago with a specific focus. “It was created by three retired educators, myself and Anne Winthrop […]
City Council Meeting With months of work sessions behind them the Florence city Council is ready to bring the information they have gathered to an open meeting. On Monday the council will hear public comment on the proposed changes to city code surrounding sheltering on public and private property. The […]
Poverty Awareness Ride A cross country trek to bring awareness to poverty will be kicking off from Florence on Monday Morning. The Coast to coast fundraiser, Pedaling to End Poverty, will leave Florence at 9 am Monday morning with Utah State University professor Mike Glauser. Glauser will begin his nearly […]
Elliot Bass Tournament This weekend is the annual Elliot Bass Tournament. the Florence Lions Club will hold its 40th tournament at Darlings at Siltcoos lake. The event is a huge fundraiser for the Florence Lions Club Scholarships that is given out to 3 Siuslaw High School graduates each year. The […]
Mussel Poisoning The Oregon Health Authority is reporting that at least 20 people have become ill from mussels they consumed. Yesterday the OHA said at least 20 people have been struck with paralytic shellfish poisoning. The Oregon Department of Agriculture recently closed the central coast to mussel harvesting after a […]
Students Bank Scholarships More than three dozen Siuslaw students collected $296-thousand dollars in the form of 142 local scholarships Wednesday night. Counselor Bob Orr expressed his gratitude. “We have an incredibly generous community. I would say that communities much larger than ours don’t have this much in scholarships from local […]
Crash Information Information on the Sunday afternoon crash that shut down Highway 126 near milepost 21 has been released by the Oregon State Police. According to Captain Kyle Kennedy the single vehicle accident was traveling eastbound on Highway 126 when the Honda CRV left the road for unknown reasons and […]
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