Florence Oregon News

Beach Cleanup… few but mighty

The turnout wasn’t as large as usual Saturday for the Fall Oregon Beach Cleanup, but the weather was better than usual. Trisha Wymore – “We had a great day, the weather was wonderful, hardly any wind and lots and lots of sunshine.” Central Oregon Coast Beach Ranger Trisha Wymore with […]

Siuslaw schools get mixed news

Siuslaw School Board members heard a bit of good news this last week.  Siuslaw Superintendent Jeff Davis says it appears that enrollment is up. Jeff Davis — “It’s a good problem to have, but right now it’s problematic because our class sizes are large and we haven’t been able to […]

3rd Oregon News Minute from the AP

AP-OR–3rd NewsMinute,250 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press OAKRIDGE, Ore. (AP) – City leaders at Oakridge have declared several city properties surplus, giving them the option of putting them on sale to fix a budget shortfall. The Eugene Register-Guard reports that city revenues dropped from $1.2 […]

2nd Oregon News Minute

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute,276 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A new report on the massive new Interstate 5 bridge and freeway expansion project over the Columbia River has a big surprise for Oregon and Washington. The Oregonian reports that the just-released final environmental […]

1st Oregon News Minute

AP-OR–1st NewsMinute CORRECTION,260 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press (Corrects first item to read ‘in court today’) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police say four defendants are due in court today in what is believed to be the biggest drug bust in the department’s history. Investigators […]