Five times over the past 8-weeks Florence Police have set up a video camera, positioned officers in pursuit cars and put their decoy in place. The objective: increase pedestrian safety in highway crosswalks in Florence. The actions were funded in part by a grant from the Bicycle Transportation Alliance. The […]
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West Lane Commissioner Speaking in Florence Today
West Lane County Commissioner Jay Bozievich will address the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce Noon Forum today at Driftwood Shores. Bozieviech, nearing the end of his first year in the office, is expected to talk about the challenges he and the other four Commissioners have faced in the past nine […]
NW Sports from the AP
AP-NW–1st SportsMinute,313 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) – Luis Rodriguez led off the bottom of the 12th inning with a solo homer off New York reliever Cory Wade, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Yankees 2-1 last night. Seattle […]
1st Oregon News Minute from the AP
AP-OR–1st NewsMinute,307 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Oregon Rep. Greg Walden has asked federal firefighters to explain what residents and business people in the Columbia Gorge think was a slow response to a wildfire on Mount Hood. The Forest Service says […]
Military Heritage Museum Marching Forward
The Oregon Coast Military Heritage Museum is making concrete progress. A group of volunteers helped a contractor prepare and pour the slab and footings for the four-thousand square foot building last week. The organization has been steadily raising funds for the past two years and has a pre-fabricated metal building […]
Gas prices steady in Florence
Prices at the pump held fairly steady this week. After a late summer rise the average price for regular unleaded in Florence is continuing at $3.75 a gallon. Oregon’s average price, as measured by Triple-A went up a penny and is at $3.84; while the national average dropped two cents […]
Seasonal Nesting Protection for Snowy Plovers Ending
Fences designed to keep beachcombers and their pets away from the nests of endangered Western Snowy Plovers in several coastal locations are coming down tomorrow. Bureau of Land Management wildlife biologist Kerrie Palermo says the breeding results this year appear to be better than in previous years… but they’re also […]
Prep Sports Roundup
On the Cross Country course yesterday six of the first eight runners across the line in the North Bend Invitational at Tugman State Park in Lakeside wore the Blue and Gold, as the Siuslaw Viking Boys easily outdistanced the competition. Mitchell Butler was first with a time of 15:59.48. Mathew […]