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Dual expos this week; public works facility hearing; Hang it all at the Library in November; Climate Change in the Northwest; Medicare questions to be answered

Double expos feature “Healthy Living” You’ll have your choice of two expos Thursday in Florence, each promoting a healthy lifestyle. At the Florence Events Center, the “Good Life, Boomer and Senior Expo” will provide information aimed directly at the senior population in Florence.  Siuslaw News General Manager Jenna Bartlett said […]

Halloween 2017

  Scare – C.R.O.W.  – Thursday, October 29th – Saturday, October 31st           Location: 3120 Highway 101 Time: Admission:  $4 per person, or $14 nightly unlimited Chains will rattle, doors will creak, ghouls and boils will howl with delight, and even brave adults might find themselves trembling in the dark abyss, […]

Siuslaw wraps up football season; Sailors jocky for home field advantage; Ducks and Cal Friday Night; and the Beavers in Seattle

Homecoming and Senior Night as Vikings wrap up 2016 season It’s homecoming this evening at Hans Petersen Field and the Siuslaw Vikings will host the Brookings-Harbor Bruins for the final game of the season.  Both teams are winless in Far West League play, so it will be important for both.  […]

Latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports

  OREGON-CALIFORNIA Oregon prepares to visit Cal in matchup of struggling Ds BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — The last time Oregon traveled south to play California, the teams wound up scoring a combined 100 points. Two years later, it’s hard to imagine the scoreboard getting much less of a workout when […]

Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment

  GOVERNOR DEBATE Brown, Pierce meet in final gubernatorial debate (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown and GOP challenger Bud Pierce attempted to draw contrasts with one another in their last pitch to voters on a debate stage. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Brown touted her […]

Annexation could add a few jobs; Wet pumpkins; Deadline scam; Property Tax statements; Medicare choices; and a “refill” on Pink Martini

Mayor measures economic development one job at a time The approval of an annexation request earlier this week by the Florence City Council is just one more step in an ongoing economic development process.  That’s according to Mayor Joe Henry… Joe Henry – “We’ve been working on several fronts really […]