After a public career that covered much of three decades Jean Cowan has decided there are more important things than elected office. Jean Cowan– “I weighed the comparisons between politics and my grandchildren, and my grandchildren won.”(click here to listen) The Newport Democrat, currently serving as the Oregon House District […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]