Siuslaw School Board Meeting The Siuslaw School Board passed a number of amendments to district and state policy in this week’s meeting. In district policy the board restored the district’s ability to issue citations for excessive absences. Guardians who are not requiring that children attend school may also be in […]

Felony Arrest in Florence Florence Police actively participated in detaining a suspect that was believed to be illegally in possession of a firearm.  Chief John Pitcher said they received communication from Reedsport police that a known felon may be in possession of a firearm and may be in the Florence […]

Charter School Meeting The Siuslaw Valley Charter School board has released several documents in draft form ahead of their meeting tomorrow evening.  The documents cover areas like board member ethics, conflict of interest, board member power and duties and standard of ethics policy. At tomorrow’s meeting they will give an […]

Storm Part One Passes No major outages were reported after last night’s dramatic thunderstorms and rain whipped down the coast line.  During the day yesterday Central Lincoln PUD was dispatching trucks along the coast in preparation for todays predicted high wind event.  The national weather service has upgraded their forecast […]

Wet and Windy Week Inclement weather continues to affect the Oregon coast line with more wet conditions continuing through the week.  The National weather service is calling for a significant amount of rain to the north of Florence and in southwestern Washington.  Along with rain a high wind watch will […]

High Wind Watch A High Wind Watch is in effect for the South Washington and North and Central Oregon coasts from Tuesday evening through early Wednesday morning. Winds are expected to reach 30 to 40 miles per hour, with gusts possibly hitting 60 mph, especially along beaches and headlands from […]