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  LEAD-ARMORY SALE Lead testing, oil tanks delay sale of Astoria armory (Information from: The Daily Astorian, http://www.dailyastorian.com) ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Testing for lead contamination is helping delay the sale of the Astoria National Guard Armory building. The Daily Astorian reports that the Friends of the Astoria Armory is […]

Cold Weather Shelter; Crohn’s and Colitis; Gifts for students; Fukushima Radiation; DeFazio wants to drain the swamp; Gingerbread library

Cold Weather Shelter expected to open again next week The Florence Cold Weather Shelter opened earlier this week for two nights, providing a warm and dry place for people who otherwise didn’t have anywhere to go.  Reverend Greg Woods with the Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw said Monday they sheltered […]

Freezing rain forecasts delay Mapleton schools; Christmas Basket project seeking donations; Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week; Free golf for food; Gingerbread Houses saturday; Local gas price below average; and DeFazio offers to help drain the swamp

Possible freezing rain through this afternoon The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for the central coast until one this afternoon as a strong winter storm is expected to bring mixed precipitation across much of the area.  Freezing rain, mixed with snow and sleet are possible, but not […]

Pearl Harbor 75 years later; Steelhead time; Siuslaw Awards; Food for golf; Victorian Christmas; Local gas prices average lower than national

Pearl Harbor and Our Town 75 years ago today, the Japanese Navy attacked Pearl Harbor, plunging the United States into World War II.  The impacts of that continue to reverberate today in the world. That’s according to author and historian Craig Nelson who recently released his latest book… Pearl Harbor: […]