Construction accident claims life in Florence A 52-year old Florence man died Wednesday morning when a hydraulic line on a piece of heavy equipment broke. Asa Hammon, an employee of Ray Wells Incorporated, was working alongside an excavator at a construction site just off Oak Street near 43rd around eight […]
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TRAIN DERAILMENT Train derails in eastern Oregon; no injuries (Information from: East Oregonian, http://www.eastoregonian.com) MISSION, Ore. (AP) – Railroad officials say eleven railroad cars derailed east of Pendleton on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The East Oregonian reports that Union Pacific reported no spills, no hazardous materials involved and no […]
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SEATTLE (AP) — The Mariners have made a pair of trades, landing left-handed starter Drew Smyly from the Tampa Bay Rays and right-hander reliever Shae Simmons from the Atlanta Braves. Seattle completed the two deals yesterday. The Mariners acquired outfielder Mallex Smith from Atlanta, but then sent him to […]
Cold Weather Shelter; Mapleton schools; Siuslaw Awards nominees; ODOT noise concerns; County leadership; Gas prices surge
Cold Weather Shelter openings exceed plans Florence’s volunteer run Cold Weather Shelter will be open again tonight and tomorrow… bringing the total number of openings so far this year to a dozen. That’s twice what organizers anticipated for the entire season… and six times more than last year’s openings. Reverend […]
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SPRINGFIELD KILLING-SENTENCE Springfield man gets life sentence for 2015 slaying (Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com) EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A man who admitted to killing a 23-year-old Springfield woman after breaking into her home and sexually assaulting her has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. The Register-Guard […]
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — C.J. McCollum scored 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers used a dominant third quarter to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers for the 10th consecutive time, 108-87 last night. The Blazers trailed by two to start the second half, but held the Lakers to 21.7 […]
School year extension? State of the County. Lifesaving award; crab season underway; continued noise concerns
Snow Days may impact length of school year Siuslaw schools have only had to give up two school days because of the weather so far this year. The School Board is scheduled to discuss the possibility whether or not to change the last day of school this week, but Superintendent […]
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EUGENE MARIJUANA COMPLEX Company plans Eugene complex to house dozens of pot growers (Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com) EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A southern Oregon real estate company looking to capitalize on the expanding marijuana industry is planning to build a multimillion-dollar growing and processing facility in Eugene with […]
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