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Program Receives Safeway Grant; Salmon Derby Replaced by Crab Bounty Hunt; OPB Top 10 in Fastest Growing Oregon Companies

Program Receives Safeway Grant The Food Backpack for Kids program has received a $1,000 grant from the Safeway Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors Program. The funding, part of Safeway’s “Fight Hunger, Serve Hope” initiative through its O Organics® brand, will help provide ready-to-eat weekend meals, milk, and fruit to local students facing […]

Museum Manager Arrested; Stay Alert; Program Seeking Feedback; Merkley to Seek 4th Term; Fix-It Booths in Florence

Museum Manager Arrested On June 29th, Florence Police began investigating a report of an inappropriate relationship between a 27-year-old man and a juvenile female. The suspect, Geoffrey Cannon, was identified as the manager of the Oregon Coast Military Museum. Investigators developed probable cause and, on July 10th, served search warrants […]

Ems Win Streak Breaks

Ems Win Streak Breaks The Eugene Emeralds fell 5-4 to the Spokane Indians in a wild finish Tuesday night. Down 3-0, the Ems rallied with four unanswered runs in the 7th and 8th innings, highlighted by a 412-foot solo homer from Cole Foster in his first game back since mid-June. […]

Viking Football; Flag Football; Ems Extend Streak

Viking Football The Siuslaw Vikings are gearing up for the 2025 football season with high hopes and a strong returning core. Head Coach Sam Johnson says replacing last year’s senior class—led by standouts like Max Reynolds and Joel Sissel—won’t be easy, but the returning talent is promising. Of the 22 […]

Siuslaw River Bridge

ODOT Layoffs; Wildfire Webinar; OSHA Grants

ODOT Layoffs On Monday, Governor Tina Kotek and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced the first wave of layoffs—483 positions—out of an anticipated total of 600–700, marking the largest workforce reduction in Oregon state government history no transportation funding passed in the 2025 legislative session, a second wave looms […]