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Bridge Speed Zone Announced The construction on the Siuslaw River bridge is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2019, but that will not be the end of work on the bridge. The Oregon Department of Transportation is scheduled to replace the deck of the bridge in 2021. […]
Lane County Sheriff’s Seek Local Missing Man A rollover accident on Friday evening is now a search for a missing person. The crash happened on Sutton Lake road and involved a single vehicle a 1991 Toyota Camry. The vehicle is believed to have been occupied by Patrick Stapp of Florence […]
Surfer Succombs to Injuries Coast Radio has learned that the surfer that was rescued by the US Coast Guard did not survive his injuries. 30 year old Toren Stearns a doctor from Corvallis succumbed to injuries her received while surfing near Devils Punchbowl about 8 miles north of Newport. The […]
Cold Weather Shelter to Open With temperatures expected to dip into the lower 30’s this week the Florence Emergency Cold Weather shelter will be opening its doors tonight and most likely tomorrow night according to Greg Wood. The Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw is the location of the shelter and […]
Committees in Need of Passionate Volunteers In an attempt to streamline committees the City of Florence is combining several of the committees into larger, more inclusive committees. The airport and transit committees will be combined to make a larger Transportation committee that will take into account public transportation, bike and […]
First Citizen and Future First Citizen Nominations Nominations are now being accepted for the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce’s Siuslaw Awards in the categories of First Citizen and Future First citizen. The Future First Citizen Award is given annually to a Siuslaw High School Student who exemplifies a service to […]
Siuslaw High School Sets up Distracted Driving Display Siuslaw high school resource officer Brandon Bailey has set up an educational display at the entrance to Siuslaw High School. It includes a previously crashed vehicle to illustrate the dangers of distracted driving and driving under the influence. The vehicle was specifically […]
Port Inks Deal With Manager The Port of Siuslaw board of commissioners met last week and after an executive meeting discussion they moved to enter into a contract with David Huntington as permanent port manager. The contract includes a salary of $65,000 dollars per year. After a motion by Bill […]
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