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Humane Society Suspends Dollman The Oregon Coast Humane Society has decided to place shelter employee, Heather Dollman on leave pending an investigation into charges that she neglected two horses with which she was caring for at her Mapleton Residence. The horses were taken from Dollman’s residence to be evaluated by […]
2 Oregon Species Could Suffer A new report highlights the ways politics are jeopardizing endangered animals and plants. In “Suppressed: How Politics Drowned Out Science for Ten Endangered Species,” the Endangered Species Coalition and its partners say scientific guidance is going by the wayside under the Trump administration. Two Oregon […]
Siuslaw Vision Receives Grant Siuslaw Vision 2025 has received a 280 thousand dollar grant to support implementation of the Siuslaw Vision for 2018-2020. Susy Lacer says some of the things that Siuslaw Vision is working to do is to assist the community in creating living wage jobs in the region, […]
Lyddon Resigns Council Seat Florence City Councilor George Lyddon has announced his resignation. Lyddon and his wife are relocating out of Florence and his seat will be vacant as of December 31st. A reception was held last night prior to the city council meeting. According to City Manager Erin Reynolds […]
Several hundred baskets filled with Christmas dinner and some much needed food supplies were distributed on Saturday at Siuslaw middle school. The recipients were families in need. Along with the fixings for a traditional meal for the holiday the Soroptomists of Florence also added snacks and staples to get them […]
Today is the deadline for getting enrolled in a Marketplace plan at healthcare.gov. If you do not currently have health care, missing this date could leave you without coverage for 2018 . but maybe even more alarming is that the big tax bill now nearing passage in Congress would raise […]
SVFR Seeks Chaplains Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue is experiencing a shortage in their chaplaincy program. Lori severance is the coordinator for the program and she says that the volunteer position is one that requires someone with a flexible schedule and a set of skills that encompasses many different areas […]
Caregiver Protectors Recognized A-A-R-P Oregon is honoring lawmakers who supported family caregivers during the 2017 Legislative session. Dubbed “Capitol Caregivers,” the legislators were chosen for their efforts to protect older Oregonians. Coming into this year’s session, the organization was concerned that the state’s large budget deficit would put senior services […]
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