City Projects Near Completion The water main project on highway 101 and highway 126 is nearing the completion stage.  Public works director Mike Miller says this week should be the final week of installation and testing. “They have to pressure test the line this week, get some bacteriological testing completed […]

Can Net Neutrality Be Coming To Oregon? A bill in the state House aims to restore net neutrality as a priority in Oregon after the Federal Communications Commission repealed the policy late last year. House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson says she will add a net neutrality amendment to House Bill […]

November Bond For School Facility Upgrades? The Siuslaw School District has decided to not seek a May bond election in order to give the community more time to input suggestions regarding upgrades and new facilities for Siuslaw schools.  The board feels that even with the amount of information that many […]

McClure to Take Position With Fire and Ambulance It may have seemed like a foregone conclusion.  The choice for Port Manager, but acting interim manager, Dina Mcclure withdrew her name from the running to accept a position with Western Lane Ambulance District and Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue as Officer […]

Group Hopes to Spread Light on Oil Drilling The Trump administration’s decision to allow drilling off shore continues to raise concerns about the waters off the Oregon coast. The Interior Department is proposing opening up 90 percent of federal waters to oil and gas drilling. The new draft five-year-plan includes […]

Vikings to Move to 3A For Football The Siuslaw will be competing in 3A football next season.  The official word came down yesterday from the OSAA.  This will pit the Vikings against teams that are more closely related in enrollment size and a potentially more competitive environment.  According to Siuslaw […]

Small Business Revolution Skips Florence It was a crowd of about 50 people that lined up in river roasters at 4:15 this morning to hear the announcement of the top 5 cities for the small business revolution.  Mayor Joe Henry along with city council members, business owners and supporters of […]

Central Lincoln to Have Temporary Offices Central Lincoln PUD has been in the process of planning a remodel of their Florence offices for over a year but the project  was tabled after construction costs exceeded the budget that was set.  When the plan went to bid last year there was […]