It’s go time at the ballot box… It is Election Day and that means people in Florence will be deciding a variety of issues ranging from local to national. On the local front, Western lane Ambulance District is seeking approval of a 45-cents-per-thousand operating levy. The original levy was approved […]
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Athlete of the week
Mans’ repeats as XC Champion Siuslaw Cross Country standout Celie Mans is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The senior distance runner capped her cross country career with her second straight 4A State Championship, winning the title last week in 18:55. It was Mans’ fourth trip to the state […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s Jimmy Graham made a pair of first-half catches for scores and the Seahawks were able to hold off a late rally by the Buffalo Bills last night in a 31-25 win. Seattle won its 11th straight Monday night game although the Bills made it close […]
Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment
ELECTION-OREGON-CORPORATE TAX Voters and corporations tensely await outcome of tax measure SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Major corporations in Oregon and from out of state, smaller local businesses and individual voters intently awaited the outcome of a state ballot measure that, if passed, would tax companies’ sales of more than […]
“uptick” in flu diagnoses at Siuslaw schools; preventing tax foreclosures; check out all the races on the ballot; honoring military families; Robocalls; election website
Help stop the spread of flu… Public health authorities are saying there has been a – quote – “sharp uptick” in the diagnoses of influenza in school aged children in Florence. Cindy Morgan, the Communicable Disease Supervisor for Lane County, called the increase “especially troubling” and called for everyone to […]
OSAA State XC Championships; College football
Repeat championship for Mans Siuslaw’s Celie Mans became the first runner from Siuslaw ever to win back to back state cross country championships. Mans capped her senior season with an 18:55 finish and the individual state championship Saturday in Eugene. Hanna Rannow, a freshman, was the second Viking runner across […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks bring the NFL’s weekend to a close, hosting the Buffalo Bills tonight. The Seahawks will be looking to start a second-half run after a tie two weeks ago and a loss at New Orleans. The last time Seattle went three games without a […]
Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment
SOLAR COMPLAINTS Neighbors of solar project complain of dust, noise (Information from: The Bulletin, http://www.bendbulletin.com) BEND, Ore. (AP) — The construction of two solar farms east of Bend has sparked complaints from neighbors. The Bend Bulletin reports that one man who lives next door to where the 80-acre solar […]