Local News

Rezone request to be heard by Council

7 July 2014 Re-Zone Proposal Subject of Hearing A 14 ½ acre parcel of land north of Munsel Lake Road could be rezoned from “Service-Industrial” to “High Density Residential” following a hearing set for this evening at Florence City Hall. The majority of the property under consideration is owned by […]

Sandblasters Wrap Up Holiday Tournament

7 July 2014 Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports… The Three Rivers Sandblasters wrapped up play in the Papa’s Pizza Invitational Tournament yesterday with a, 8-3 loss to Toyota Baseball. Saturday they tied in a two-hour time limit with Showtime Prep; 8-8. Friday they lost two games: 8-4 to […]

17th Annual Great Florence Kiwanis Duck Race Results

2014 KIWANIS DUCK RACE WINNERS Susan Barba—Yachats Getaway Linda Zieglele—Sand Pines Golf Tammy McKenzie—Otter Rock Getaway Clara Kuhn—Newport Getaway Clara Kuhn—Ray Wells, one load of rock John Scott— Oregon Jamboree    7.   Jeff James – Seaside Getaway    Myrtle Stroud—Astoria Getaway    Tom Higgins – Ocean Dunes Golf Links 10. Mark Wangerin […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/07/2014 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/233 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press MOLALLA, Ore. (AP) – Clackamas County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the death of a 36-year-old man during a standoff with deputies near Molalla last night. Police say the standoff began with a domestic violence […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 07/07/2014 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/266 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) – Hector Noesi (noh-eh-SEE’) pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning for his first win in a month, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 victory over the […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 07/07/2014 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/264 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press RAINIER, Ore. (AP) – A teen driver has died in a rollover accident west of Rainier. The Oregonian reports Oregon State Police are investigating the one-car accident in which another 16-year-old was injured yesterday […]

Fun and Fireworks in the Flo

4 July 2014 Fireworks and Fun in the Flo… Last things first… the annual fireworks display over the river in Old Town Florence begins at ten this evening, but there will be a major difference. Instead of being fired from a barge in the middle of the river, the pyrotechnics […]

Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports…

4 July 2014 Sandblasters Fall to Select Renton Poole pitched around five Sandblasters’ errors, but the Capital City Select managed a 5-4 win yesterday over Three Rivers in the second day of play at the Papa’s Pizza Tournament in Eugene. Poole went the distance on the mound, striking out eight […]