Federal Regulations Ease on Community Banks A federal regulatory reform bill that allows community banks more flexibility in handling mortgages has passed   The Senate passed the bill on Wednesday and it gives local banks the ability to be more creative in offering mortgages.  After the recession the federal government had […]

Siuslaw Students Show Solidarity About 100 students from Siuslaw High School walked out of class at 10 a.m. yesterday in a show of solidarity.  The national movement involved several thousand schools in protest of current gun laws and a desire to focus on keeping students safe while in school.  Several […]

Wreck Shuts Down 126 Oregon State Police are investigating an accident that closed down both lanes of highway 126.  The accident happened late yesterday morning around milepost 17.  There were reports of a vehicle upside down and several injuries.  One victim had to be airlifted to the hospital.  Several ambulances […]

Port Decides To Redo Application Process The port of Siuslaw has decided not to approve any of the three candidates for port Manager in an open session meeting.  The board could not agree on a choice with the three candidates that they had interviewed and decided to table the prospective […]

Judge Says No To Aerial Spray Ban Measure A circuit court judge in Lane County says that a ballot measure slated for May cannot continue as written.  The register guard reports  that Judge Karsten Rasmussen said the measure that would unilaterally ban the use of aerial pesticides is “too broadly […]

Florence Police Announce Crosswalk Enforcement Campaign As a reminder of the pending tourist season and the increased amount of traffic that will soon be filling our streets the Florence Police department has announced that it will be initiating a Pedestrian Enforcement Operation in order to bring awareness to drivers of […]

Job Fair Tomorrow The third annual Community Job fair at Three Rivers Casino Resort will be getting underway at 10 am tomorrow morning.  What started three years ago as a local opportunity for the community to meet and interview with employers has now blossomed with opportunities up and down our […]

Older is Better, Some Say If you are a older member of the community and you still enjoy working a conference today in Portland is working to help keep that a reality.  AARP Oregon has announced they will be discussing the role of what they are calling non-traditional workers around […]