Florence Oregon News

Local News – Fire Danger High; Street and Bridge Repairs to Delay Traffic; OSP Seeking Help

October 5, 2012 Fire Danger Remains High A late evening fire Wednesday near the Presbyterian Church on Highway 101 burned about two-thousand square feet of brush and proved challenging for firefighters.  A lack of wind helped immensely says Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett. Sean Barrett – “The fire was […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 10/05/2012 09:29 AM OR–2nd NewsMinute/252 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press   PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A woman in her 60s is suffering second-degree burns received in an overnight house fire in north Portland. Fire officials say firefighters had difficulty locating and extinguishing the flames […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 10/05/2012 05:38 AM NW–SportsMinute/315 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press   SEATTLE (AP) – With a debate settled over whether the Seattle Mariners will move in their fences in 2013, the question now is whether that will make any difference for […]

Local News – Mental Health Changes – Coal Trains – Wave Power – Oregon Shakeout

October 4, 2012 Improvement is the Goal of Changes to Mental Health Care When news began spreading two months ago that Peace Health Counseling Services would be closing, patients and community members automatically thought the worst. Sherry Catlin –“It’s not as though we’re deserting a community of folks who need […]