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Following the August resignation Mark Freeman as the Port of Siuslaw’s Manager, the port commission sought and hired his replacement. A day later that signed agreement fell through. Round two of the national search will now be under taken according to Port President, Jon Buchanan, who said they need someone […]
LEBANON, Ore. (AP) – Someone’s coming through the roof to gain access to Willamette Valley businesses – and it’s not Santa on a late trip. KEZI says three separate business break-ins in Lebanon, and one in Albany, have all involved a burglar breaking in through the roof. Linn Lanes Bowling […]
Tuesday night marked the first meeting of the new year for both the City Council and new Florence City Manager, Jacqui Betz. After her oath of office the council set their goals for the coming year. 2012 will see the completion of a city project twelve years in the making, […]
DEXTER, Ore. (AP) – A Lane County roadhouse that had a few minutes of fame when a scene in “Animal House” was filmed there has new owners – yet again. The Register-Guard reports that a series of owners have failed to make a go at the Dexter Lake Club […]
Standing room only has the community and City Council honor out going Florence Police Chief Sanders was honored at Tuesday night’s Florence City Council meeting for his service to the community and law enforcement. Before a crowded house Sanders was notably speechless, but in a recent interview with Coast […]
ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Mount Ashland ski area has closed temporarily, hoping for a good storm to provide snow and cover the runs now too rocky for skis and boards. The closure is a symptom of a regional warm spell. The Medford Mail Tribune reports that the […]
The Florence City Council will open the first meeting of the new year saying goodbye to Florence Police Chief Maury Sanders, who announced his retirement last week. The second item addressed by the council will be the swearing in of a new Florence City Manager, Jacqui Betz. The former assistant […]
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Eugene police say a bus driver helped them arrest a bank robbery suspect. Officers alerted LTD bus drivers last Friday afternoon to a description of a man sought after the robbery of a U.S. Bank branch. KEZI-TV reports that one driver saw a man matching […]
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