Sheriff To Visit Florence on Jail Levy A request for voter approval of a “local option” tax levy to help pay for services at the Lane County Jail is the topic of a public information session scheduled for this Saturday in Florence.  Sheriff Cliff Harrold will be at Siuslaw Public […]

Preparing for Fire Season Wildfires are a growing threat in the Northwest and a lot of money is spent on fire suppression. But a less costly approach could be to make homes and buildings more resistant to damage. Kate Anderson with Sightline Institute says “fire hardening” is far cheaper and […]

Mother’s Decision Remains the Same The story broke last weekend of the mother who pulled her 12 year old son from the local club baseball team over a blue flag lives matter.  Teri Webb spoke with Coast Radio about her decision.  And while she said she had no ill feelings […]

  Rural Agencies May Suffer Financially Under a proposal from the Legislature, Oregon’s service agencies could see a cut to spending. It could hit hardest in rural areas. Under the Committee on Ways and Means Co-Chair budget, state agency spending would be cut by two-point-five percent. John Mullin worked with […]

Mom Accuses Baseball League of Discrimination An incident involving the Florence Littlefoot baseball program locally became an issue for one Florence mom on racism and awareness.  Teri Webb whose son participates in youth baseball on the local team was upset that the uniforms were printed with a flag containing a […]

Lane County Health Rankings A national program that ranks the health of counties based on a variety of measures has released its annual rankings.  CountyHealthRankings.org looks at health factors, policies and programs and overall health outcomes and considers health behaviors, socio-economic factors and the physical environment which includes air quality, […]

Stolen Backhoe It must have been a bad night to be a heavy equipment thief in the Eugene area Monday night.  Lane County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a report of an abandoned backhoe just off Highway 126, about a half-mile west of Greenhill Road Tuesday morning before eight AM.  […]