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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 […]

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 […]

Body found at Woahink Lake

Authorities are trying to confirm the identity of a body found drifting in Woahink Lake yesterday afternoon.  Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue responded shortly after one pm after a passerby spotted what appeared to be the body of a man floating near the first bridge on Canary Road, just off […]