Mayor Served Local Community The Mayor of Dune City, Becky Ruede has passed away after a battle with cancer. Ruede was a local community leader and business person here in the communities of Dune City and Florence.  Prior to her being Mayor of Dune City she was also a council […]

Fake Solar Glasses Oregon Attorney General, Ellen Rosenblum has issued a warning for consumers who are purchasing glasses to view the eclipse on Monday.  There are several manufacturers that have produced glasses that will not protect you from the harmful rays produced from the sun and could damage or blind […]

Rally Focuses on Undocumented Children Undocumented immigrants living on the West Coast who were brought here as children were in Salem yesterday (Monday) to defend their legal status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA program. Attorneys general from ten states plan to file a lawsuit against DACA […]

Police Search for Missing Dallas Woman Police are looking for information regarding a missing person report filed on Friday.  According to Dallas Police Heather Mounce Davison was last seen near Cox Rock north of Florence on Saturday.  Police found her vehicle, a 2008 Red Chevy Cobalt parked on highway 101 […]

Twilight Program Funding Cut The after school Twilight program at Siuslaw schools is having to undergo some changes for the new school year.  The grant that the Federal Government provides for much of the program’s funding was cut by 50% for this school year and the head of the program, […]

ODOT Announces Project If you like taking the scenic route and use the Reedsport to I-5 corridor be ready for some traffic delays.  Beginning next Monday August 14th, ODOT will begin construction on a $7.4 million project that repairs or replaces 34 culverts along Oregon 38 (Umpqua Highway). As many […]

Port Manager Terminated After several weeks of executive session meetings the Port of Siuslaw went into open session on Monday to officially vote on the firing of Port Manager Steve Leskin.  Leskin had been on paid administrative leave for two months after several incidents involving Leskin prompted the board to […]

City Celebrates Road Completion The celebration for the completion of construction on Rhododendron drive will be this Thursday at 10 am and will begin with a walk starting at Peace Harbor and end up at Green Trees East for a reception.  City Manager Erin Reynolds says that this will not […]