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Administrator Of The Year Every year the Oregon Health Authority chooses an administrator that embodies its core values and provides a level of service to their staff and the community. This year their administrator of the year award was presented to Western Lane Ambulance District’s Matt House. House says he […]
No Leads On Missing Woman Police still have no new leads on a missing woman who disappeared on or around August 3rd. 36 year old Kathryn Diana Green was reported as a missing person to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office. The search for Kathryn remains active and and the Sheriff’s […]
Majority of Students Qualify for Reduced/Free Lunch Over 60 percent of students within the Siuslaw school district qualify for the reduced or free lunch program offered by the school. Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak says the numbers vary a little between the High school and middle and elementary schools. “At our […]
Mid-Week SAT Offered Siuslaw school district has announced that it will be offering the Scholastic Aptitude Test for juniors and seniors. Traditionally students that are preparing for college and taking the SAT have had to travel hours to take the test and have had to do it on a Saturday. […]
Police Pick Up Razor Blades For a brief period Monday afternoon Highway 101 North bound near Oregon Pacific Bank had to be closed while Florence Police rounded up razor blades. Les Schwab assistant Manager Luke Lyda said that over the past two days over 40 vehicles have come through their […]
Burning Ban Continued to Mid October The fall outdoor burning season is expected to open on Friday, Oct. 13 for many Lane County residents. The season, originally set to start Oct. 1, has been delayed. The Lane County Fire Defense Board decided to postpone the opening of the season due […]
Interim Chief Chosen It came down to availability. That in a nutshell is what led to the decision to choose one candidate over the other to take over as the interim chief for the Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue/ Western Lane Ambulance District. According to Ned Hickson who was on […]
Fire Ban Likely to Continue With the beginning of October just days away there is still no indication yet as to whether Lane county will rescind the summer fire ban. The Coastal areas of Lane county are at a low risk for fire which would usually mean a change from […]
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