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Commercial Crabbing Season Delayed Again Low meat yields and elevated levels of toxin have again delayed the beginning of commercial Dungenous crabbing along the coast. Recreational crabbing is allowed in some limited areas but the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says it will be at least the 31st of […]
Sage-Grouse in Danger The Trump administration wants to ease protections on sage-grouse habitat across the West, opening up millions of acres to drilling, mining and other resource extraction. The Interior Department has released proposals in seven of the 11 states, including Oregon, where the 2015 Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan is currently […]
Bridge Speed Zone Announced The construction on the Siuslaw River bridge is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2019, but that will not be the end of work on the bridge. The Oregon Department of Transportation is scheduled to replace the deck of the bridge in 2021. […]
Lane County Sheriff’s Seek Local Missing Man A rollover accident on Friday evening is now a search for a missing person. The crash happened on Sutton Lake road and involved a single vehicle a 1991 Toyota Camry. The vehicle is believed to have been occupied by Patrick Stapp of Florence […]
Surfer Succombs to Injuries Coast Radio has learned that the surfer that was rescued by the US Coast Guard did not survive his injuries. 30 year old Toren Stearns a doctor from Corvallis succumbed to injuries her received while surfing near Devils Punchbowl about 8 miles north of Newport. The […]
Cold Weather Shelter to Open With temperatures expected to dip into the lower 30’s this week the Florence Emergency Cold Weather shelter will be opening its doors tonight and most likely tomorrow night according to Greg Wood. The Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw is the location of the shelter and […]
Committees in Need of Passionate Volunteers In an attempt to streamline committees the City of Florence is combining several of the committees into larger, more inclusive committees. The airport and transit committees will be combined to make a larger Transportation committee that will take into account public transportation, bike and […]
First Citizen and Future First Citizen Nominations Nominations are now being accepted for the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce’s Siuslaw Awards in the categories of First Citizen and Future First citizen. The Future First Citizen Award is given annually to a Siuslaw High School Student who exemplifies a service to […]
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