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Water Line Break on Kingwood A water line break yesterday morning caused some minor flooding in the street. The leak was discovered just north of Ninth Street on Kingwood. Public Works crews were called out repair the leak and had fixed the problem by early afternoon. Service was briefly interrupted […]
Kaiser Permanente And Peace Health Join Forces Peace Health and Kaiser Permanente have agreed to team up to provide expanded health care in Lane County. The agreement was reached in order for Kaiser to begin to offer health care coverage plans in the county. The jointly funded community health initiative […]
Man Knifes Himself Cleaning Elk A Mapleton man is apparently in good condition after being evacuated by air from a remote site in northern Grant County. 51 year old James Lee Moyer, was dressing a 6 point bull elk that he had shot while hunting and in the process accidentally […]
Quiet Trick or Treat A couple instances of disorderly conduct, loud noise complaints and a possible drunk driver was all that was reported to Florence Police yesterday, but it was an otherwise quiet and safe evening for the youth of Florence. Hundreds of children in costume and their parents took […]
Safe Trick or Treating This is all hallows eve the night for ghosts and goblins, candy and costumes, and trick or treating. What it is not the night for is for drivers and pedestrians to be complacent. Chief Tom Turner with the Florence Police Department says that diligence is […]
Oregon Savings Plan For Workers New research finds overwhelming support for Oregon’s new retirement savings program. OregonSaves is an alternative to workers whose employers don’t offer a retirement savings option, giving them the chance to sock away part of their paycheck and also bring those savings to other jobs if […]
Water Out At Mercer Lake Homes Water problems continue to affect Mercer Lake properties. Many homes around the lake have been without water now for two days as major repairs to a main line have been slow. Water had returned to homes briefly before going dry again yesterday. Some residents […]
Port To Set Log Booms The Port of Siuslaw is beginning to prepare for the winter season. Weather permitting next week, they plan to begin placing protective log booms around the marina. Booms will be placed around the east and west boat basins and the boat launch at the end […]
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