Housing Addressed Again at Evening Meeting There is a crunch for housing around the pacific northwest and the effects are certainly being felt here in Florence.  To combat the growing number of people moving into this part of the country and still wanting to maintain the beauty that brings them […]

Festival of Trees According to organizers it was a great kickoff to a season of giving.  This past weekend was the festival of trees at the Florence Event Center.  The Festival of Trees supports the Oregon Coast Military Museum.  On Saturday there was a preview of the trees and a […]

Pub Raising Scholarship Money The Beachcomber Pub is holding it’s Community Scholarship Fund Raiser now through December 15th.  In the last 6 years the Beachcomber Pub has giving away 19 Scholarships with a total of $28,000 raised in that period of time.  The Scholarships have been given to both Siuslaw […]

Chambers Ban Together Chambers of Commerce and businesses in Oregon and across the country are telling the director of the National Economic Council that national monuments are integral to local economies. A leaked memo from the Interior Department suggests reducing the size of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southern Oregon, […]

Siltcoos Boating Accident Results in Death Saturday Morning at approximately 9:30 Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue was alerted to a boat that had capsized near the Siltcoos Lake boat ramp.  On arrival first responders quickly tried to right the boat.  Rescued first was a woman and a dog that were […]

Crabbing Closed Elevated levels of domoic acid have forced the closing of crabbing along the Oregon Coast from Tahkenitch creek north of Winchester Bay up to Cape Foulweather north of Newport.  The Oregon department of Fish and Wildlife says the crab along the coast and in estuaries show a dangerous […]