COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) – A former Bingham County, Idaho, sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of aggravated murder and sentenced to life in prison yesterday in the deaths of his mother and her boyfriend at their Oregon coast home. Gabriel Morris had fled cross-country with his wife and 4-year-old daughter after […]
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Aqua Sox extend division lead
The Everett Aqua Sox extended their lead in the West Division of the Northwest League with a five-run shutout win over the Emeralds last night in Eugene. The game was marked by an inconsistent offense on the part of the Ems who left the bases loaded twice without scoring a […]
Free smiles
A local dentist will be offering a day of free smiles later this week. Dr. Charles Korando will be hosting his second annual “Dentistry From the Heart” Thursday. The entire day will be spent cleaning, filling and extracting as needed… all for free. It’s open to anyone who needs dental […]
Siuslaw High School registration set
Incoming students at Siuslaw High School are being asked to register next week. Returning seniors can get locker assignments and pay fees on Tuesday, August 23rd between nine and 11:45. Juniors are asked to come in that afternoon between one and 3:45. Wednesday morning is set aside for sophomores and […]
Cost of driving going down
Prices at the pump are on the way down again. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded, as measured by Triple-A, dropped six cents this past week to $3.59, while Oregon’s statewide average fell by about 2 ½ cents and is at $3.73. After holding steady for […]
Interim Port of Siuslaw Manager named
The Port of Siuslaw has turned within to appoint a temporary manager. Susy Lacer, a former full time office staff member who has been working part time for the past two years will manage the day to day operations for now. Commissioner John Scott said Lacer’s knowledge of the district […]
Oregon news and NW sports from the AP
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An apparent mixing error by a worker at the downtown YWCA swimming pool created chlorine gas last night. Portland Fire & Rescue spokesman Paul Corah says there were just five people in the building at the […]
Community Chorus of Florence
Laura Merz is excited. Merz was recently named the new Director for the Community Chorus of Florence and calls it a – quote – “wonderful privilege”. The group presents an annual Christmas Concert, this year’s is set for December 11th and rehearsals will begin tomorrow night. Merz says she’s already […]
