Republicans have forced a clerk in the Oregon Legislature to read aloud every word in nearly every piece of legislation as the minority party uses the stalling tactic to try to gain leverage. Democrats have supermajorities in both the state Senate and House, and Republicans are using the strategy to […]
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Oregon State to face Cinicinnati Friday in Corvallis Regionals
The Oregon State Beavers will host the Corvallis Regionals of the NCAA Baseball Tournament. The Regional announcements were made Monday morning. After finding out on Sunday that Oregon State made the cut to host a regional for the third year in a row, many Beaver fans were just curious as […]
Wilderness Trail Fees to Go Up, Whitewater Trail to remain closed
Officials say accessing wilderness trails for the day in national forests in central Oregon will likely cost more than $10. The Bend Bulletin reported Sunday that a public comment period will open next month to review fees for the new trailhead permit system for the wilderness areas in the Deschutes and […]
Florence Planning Commission Meets Tonight
The Florence Planning commission will consider a resolution on the Oaks Commons preliminary Planned Unit Development tonight. The 16 unit townhouse development is proposed off Oak Street at 32nd street. A resolution for the application for approval of the tentative The Sand Pine Ranch subdivision will go before the Florence […]
Free Fishing Weekend Across Oregon this Saturday and Sunday
Oregon Communities will celebrate free fishing weekend throughout the state Saturday with events including Florence. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife allows fishing without a license both Saturday and Sunday, with other angling rules and regulations still applying. Rules and regulations include bag limit, catch size and closures. […]
#1 Tops Ducks; Cold Beaver Bats
#1 Tops Ducks The Number One ranked UCLA Bruins visited the Oregon Ducks last night in Eugene for the first of 3 games. The two teams were locked in a 2-2 tie until the 8th inning when Bruin first baseman Michael Toglia hit a two run homer to put UCLA […]
Applebee Signals Retirement; Gas Down for Holiday; Crash Investigation
Applebee Signals Retirement After 11 years with the Oregon Coast Military Museum and 3 years as its executive director Cal Applebee has announced that he will retire effective June 30th. Applebee says it is time to relax a bit and do some traveling with his wife. His departure as the […]
Revision Construction Switches to Night Work; Open House; Low Summer Tides; SVFR/WLAD
Revision Construction Switches to Night Work Daytime lane closures on highway 101 will be removed tomorrow in time for the Memorial Day Weekend in Florence. Beginning Monday evening at 8 pm crews will begin night work on the west side of the highway and that work will last approximately 3 […]




