PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A lawyer for Kip Kinkel has filed a federal court challenge to Kinkel’s prison sentence of more than 111 years for the 1998 shooting spree that killed his parents and two fellow Thurston High School students. His lawyer says Kinkel was mentally ill and the […]
Florence Oregon News
Port Manager resigns
After nearly four years on the job Port of Siuslaw Manager Mark Freeman is calling it quits. When his work day ends today, he’ll walk away with a three-months severance package. He submitted his resignation Wednesday afternoon following a three-hour executive session in which the Port Commission discussed his job […]
DeFazio making the circuit
Fourth District U.S. Congressman Peter DeFazio will be holding a series of eight Town Hall meetings around Southwest Oregon over the next week. DeFazio make stops in Elkton, Bandon and Port Orford on Tuesday to discuss the federal budget, jobs and transportation legislation. He also expects to talk about the […]
Ems unleash the bats
Justin Miller and Donovan Tate each had four hits, pacing a 20-hit Eugene attack as the Emeralds rolled to a 17-6 victory over the Boise Hawks. The Emeralds built a 4-run lead in the top of the first, putting up four hits in the frame and never looked back, evening […]
ID and cause of death determined
Authorities say there was no apparent foul play in the drowning death of a Pennsylvania man, who’s body was found floating in Woahink Lake south of Florence yesterday. According to Sergeant Spence Slater with the Lane County Sheriff’s office, an autopsy revealed the cause of death for 60-year old Bruce […]
News and Sports from around the state
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The family of Mark O. Hatfield says two public memorial services are planned for the former two-term Republican governor of Oregon and long-time U.S. senator who died Sunday. The senator’s son says the first memorial […]
Protesters don’t materialize at soldier’s funeral
Family members, friends, and community members crowded into the Florence Events Center yesterday morning to say farewell to Brice Scott, the Florence soldier killed two weeks ago in Afghanistan. While the memories, eulogies and military ceremonies went on inside; dozens of flag-bearing members of the Patriot Honor Guard were standing […]
Delay in Dunes City Septic Ordinance
Dunes City Councilors will not be discussing either of the two ordinances that would alter or abolish regulations requiring regular inspection and monitoring of septic systems this evening. Mayor Becky Ruede said the City Recorder and attorney discovered the original septic ordinance was actually a land-use regulation and thereby subject […]
