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Pump Prices Ease; Transit District Survey; Alcohol Awareness Month; Organization Looks for More Finances

Pump Prices Ease Pump prices are easing across much of the country, including in Oregon. The average price of regular in Florence is currently $3.73 a gallon. Nationally, the average fell seven cents to $3.17, while Oregon’s average dipped two cents to $3.98. Crude oil prices have plunged to around […]

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Legislation to Hear Public on Food For All; LCC Board to Meet Locally; Reedsport Woman Indicted

Legislation to Hear Public on Food For All Each legislative session, Oregon’s Joint Ways & Means Committee holds a statewide roadshow to hear from residents about their priorities. At the Salem stop this Wednesday, April 16th, supporters of the Food for All Oregonians bill are urging people to speak up. […]

Sports

Sports The Siuslaw Viking baseball team will host a game today against Elmira.  The Teams will take the mound at 4:30 with a 4:15 pregame on KCST. Siuslaw Softball will also host Elmira/mapleton at 4:30 On Monday the Siuslaw boy’s golf team led by Ryan Klampe will be at McNary […]

Water District Responds to Funding Loss; Merkley and Hoyle Respond to FEMA Situation; Fun-Raiser for CROW; Governor Kotek Pushback 

Water District Responds to Funding Loss The Mapleton Water District is facing a major setback after FEMA abruptly terminated its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC, program. The federal decision, announced April 4th, cancels all unawarded BRIC grants from 2020 to 2023 — including a $2.7 million proposal for […]

Westlake Woman Arrested in Stabbing; Crash Survivors Released From Medical Care; Tournament Rescheduled; Gas Prices on the Rise

Westlake Woman Arrested in Stabbing Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a stabbing on April 8th around 9 p.m. at a residence in the 6500 block of Canary Road, south of Florence. Due to limited staffing and distance, deputies arrived approximately 40 minutes after the call. They found one individual […]