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Voter Registrations Due If you are planning on voting in the upcoming November election, and are not registered, you have until tomorrow to do it. Lane county Clerk Cheryl Betschart says if you mail a voter registration card postmarked the 16th of October you will be registered. Residents wishing to […]
Pipeline Causes Abrupt Rise in Gas Prices A Canadian Natural Gas line explosion is affecting the supply and price of gasoline in the pacific northwest according to AAA Oregon. The explosion occurred on Wednesday evening causing the shutdown of a 36 inch natural gas pipe that supplies homes and businesses […]
Measure Could Help Affordable Housing Projects The doorway to more affordable housing projects for Florence and other cities may be on the November ballot. Measure 102 would amend the state constitution so that bond funds raised by local governments could be used on private projects to build affordable housing. The […]
LRAPA Ban Extended The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency has once again moved back the date for lifting the burning ban in Lane County. Parts of the county are still too dry to allow backyard burning of yard debris. The new date is set for October 20th. The small amounts […]
Administrator Of The Year Every year the Oregon Health Authority chooses an administrator that embodies its core values and provides a level of service to their staff and the community. This year their administrator of the year award was presented to Western Lane Ambulance District’s Matt House. House says he […]
No Leads On Missing Woman Police still have no new leads on a missing woman who disappeared on or around August 3rd. 36 year old Kathryn Diana Green was reported as a missing person to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. The search for Kathryn remains active and and the Sheriff’s […]
Majority of Students Qualify for Reduced/Free Lunch Over 60 percent of students within the Siuslaw school district qualify for the reduced or free lunch program offered by the school. Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak says the numbers vary a little between the High school and middle and elementary schools. “At our […]
Mid-Week SAT Offered Siuslaw school district has announced that it will be offering the Scholastic Aptitude Test for juniors and seniors. Traditionally students that are preparing for college and taking the SAT have had to travel hours to take the test and have had to do it on a Saturday. […]
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