The Heceta Water District will get not only a low interest loan to help repair key infrastructure, but they’ll also get a sizeable grant to go with it.  District manager Scott Meyer said they recently learned they won a $1.8-million loan… at one percent interest… from the state’s Safe Drinking […]

  Local pet owners will have another option when it comes to veterinary care later this fall.  Dr. John Bachmann already had plans to open his own clinic when a longtime practice, one of only two in the area, closed this past spring.  He opted to wait and see if […]

A 19-year old Reedsport man was killed, and his father injured, in a crash on Highway 101 near Hauser in the early morning hours of Friday morning.  Police say Tyler Randall Hoffman died after the pickup truck he was driving crossed the centerline and collided with a north-bound semi truck […]

Florence police are seeking the whereabouts of 25-year old Brad Michael Taylor.  He had been serving a ten-day sentence at the Florence City Jail for violating his probation and was granted a temporary release last Tuesday for a medical appointment but did not return.  He’s described as being white, six […]

The Florence City Council will get together at six tonight to talk about ways to help spur economic recovery.  Mayor Phil Brubaker gained approval from the council to set aside $50-thousand to fund economic recovery efforts.  Brubaker wants to survey new residents about what attracted them to the area and […]