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Sign Your Envelop We’re just over a week away from election day and the person who oversees elections in Lane County, Dena Dawson, says be sure you sign the back of the ballot envelope before dropping it in the mail or a ballot drop box. That signature is one way of […]
Future Auctions Could Impact Local Lakes A real estate auction next month could have a profound impact on lake levels in Siltcoos Lake. (Jamie Mills 3) “The reality is that if they take the dams out there would be some major changes on Siltcoos Lake.” Dunes City Administrator Jamie Mills […]
Fire season comes to a close Widespread rain and cooler temperatures have led to a statewide easing of fire restrictions effective Saturday, October 29th. The start and end of fire seasons are set by individual fire protection districts based on conditions in their area. But steady and soaking rain this week has […]
Election Intimidation We are less than two weeks away from election day and the act of returning your ballot is a private and confidential thing. Nobody has the right to examine your ballot before you drop it in a ballot or mailbox, nor do they have the right to ask […]
Urgent Need in Mental Health The need for investments in Oregon’s mental health care system is urgent, some nurses in the state say. According to a study from the nonprofit Mental Health America, the state ranks among the worst, at 49th, for the combined factors of highest rates of mental […]
Campaign Ads Heat Up If you are registered to vote you should have received you ballots in the mail over the weekend. Ballots started arriving on Friday in Florence. Campaigning is ramping up with some of the most critical ads aimed at the 4th congressional seat. Attack ads from democratic […]
Ballots Mailed Voters in Oregon should begin receiving their ballots for the November 8th General Election as early as today or even tomorrow. More than 270-thousand ballots for Lane County voters were turned over to the US Postal Service Thursday. Voters in Southwest Oregon will choose someone other than Democrat […]
Florence Man Arrested in Hit and Run An anonymous tip last week led police in Corvallis to a vehicle of interest in a hit and run that left a pedestrian with traumatic injuries near the Oregon State University campus last month. 47-year old Kenneth Kreitz of Florence was arrested Tuesday […]
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