Fatal ATV Crash There was a fatal ATV crash yesterday.  Western Lane Ambulance District responded to a call at the Mapleton Fire Department.  Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Chief Jim Langborg: “Upon arrival they found a 26 year old female who had been transported by personal vehicle from the incident […]

Tuesday’s election results means a couple of new faces to the Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Board, yet they are very familiar to the community.  In the race for SVFR Director Position1 Siuslaw News Editor, Ned Hickson edged out Local business person Crystal Farnsworth.  Hickson says he is cognoscente of […]

Newly Formed Decontamination Team Peach Health announces a newly formed decontamination team for Florence.  Traditionally when a patient arrives at the hospital with a contamination issue the hospital would have to call the Fire Department to decontaminate the individual.  Now with this Specially formed team the hospital can quickly deal […]

Detainee Named/Officers Acted Appropriately There is no official cause of death in the incident at the justice center on May 8th involving 2 Florence police officers and a detainee. More information was released yesterday including the name of the inmate.  It was determined that David Keith Brickey died after a […]

Paving to be Completed With Rhody days just around the corner a few projects need to be completed and city manager Erin Reynolds say that all they ask is Patience. “Patience with us on Rhododendron drive and kingwood streets as we complete that project this week.  Looks like the weather […]

Needs Assesment Prepares Peace Health for the Future Peace harbor hospital is positioning itself for growth and accommodating the needs of the community.  According to Susan Blane, community Benefit Director with Peace Health in Eugene it began with a greater Lane County Health needs assessment which they then modeled and […]

Negotiations Moving Slowly, But Moving According to Rick Yecny, CEO and Chief Mission Officer at Peace Health, progress is being made in the talks between Peace Health and the Oregon Nurses Association.  In a lengthy meeting this past Monday,  Yecny said that several articles were agreed upon and a couple […]

OPB Rolls Out New Database Oregon Pacific Bank transitioned to a new database service that will enable the bank to smoothly grow with their increasing customer base.  The new system required current customers to activate a new debit card with a new pin activation number and it caught some customers […]