Oregon High on Long Term Care Oregon ranks fourth in the nation for providing long-term care options for its residents, according to a report released today. It measures the care available in states based on accessibility, choice and quality. It also assesses their support for family caregivers and the transitions […]

Planning Commission on Helping Hands Tuesday evening’s planning commission meeting opened to a packed house.  Many residents there to weigh in on the second item on the agenda…a proposed land use change for the vacant building just south of Roby’s Furniture and Appliance.  Helping Hands is wanting to open a […]

Down in Education Up in Child Health Oregon has work to do to improve its support of children, a new report finds. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual Kids Count Data Book assesses states on key indicators of how children and families are faring, and this year ranks Oregon 31st […]

Fire Station Seismic Retrofit It will take  about 5 years and a lot of grant money to accomplish, but the Siuslaw Valley Fire and rescue is in the process of strategically planning a seismic retrofit for all of the districts buildings.  Chief Jim Langborg said they worked closely with H.G.E. […]

When Birds Attack It is not quite as bad as a scene from an Alfred Hitchcock movie, but Florence residents have been noticing strange behavior from the bird population.  Specifically the crows.  People have been contacting the city to report being dive bombed by crows as they walk through areas […]

Drill about communications It was a successful Emergency Drill, that according to Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Chief Jim Langborg.  While onlookers observed the event on the docks at the port of Siuslaw yesterday, they may not have gotten a clear picture of the purpose of the exercise.  Langborg said […]

Parents Get Their Say It was a meeting that presented the cool, calm, and collected side of a very tenuous issue.  What started as a very volatile petition regarding student athletes and dress codes at Siuslaw High School, became an opportunity for parents to address issue before the Siuslaw school […]

Guilty Pleas Entered A Florence woman and her husband will spend the next 40 years behind bars for the Sexual abuse and rape of two young girls.  The Register Guard reports that Doreen and Greg Cater admitted to the charges in order to avoid a trial.  The pleas were entered […]