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County Redistricts Boundries – Covid Numbers hit 808 – Empty Bowls – Merry & Bright

Board of Commissioners select new district maps The Lane County Board of Commissioners Wednesday night chose a revised map that roughly divides the county into five districts. An independent redistricting committee was given the task of evaluating the boundaries of each district that determine the constituency for each of the […]

DeFazio Announces Retirement; Be Wary of Holiday Scams; COVID Milestone; Digital Vax Record; Reedsport Arrest

DeFazio Announces Retirement Oregon’s longest serving member of Congress Peter DeFazio announced today that he will not be seeking re-election to congress after 36 years representing the 4th district.  DeFazio says that it is with humility and gratitude that he makes the announcement and it has been an honor to […]

Boats on the Siuslaw

Air Advisory Not Effecting Florence; Florence Approaches 800; Vaccination Milestone; Festival of Trees; DeFazio Get 27 Million for Health Care Providers

Air Advisory Not Effecting Florence The National Weather Service has issued an air stagnation advisory for Lane County and is cautioning against outdoor burning, but according to the Lane Regional Air Protection agency the diminished air quality is not occurring in Western Lane County.  For the time being the Eugene/Springfield […]

Official Shortage/Viking Basketball; College Schedule

Official Shortage/Viking Basketball A shortage of officials is still affecting high school sports.  The OSAA is actively recruiting for officials to work across the board in football, basketball and other sports.  Tonight the Siuslaw Vikings will hit the court for the first game of the basketball season with a pre-season […]

Port of Siuslaw

Sirens Ring Through Town; Person of Interest Still Being Sought; City Council Meeting; Nativity Displays; Tree Cutting Permits Available

Sirens Ring Through Town Sirens on the streets of Florence on Saturday had many on social media wondering what the emergency was that had a multitude of law enforcement and first responders out.  Those that were aware quickly answered that the Siuslaw Viking Football team had returned to town after […]