Public Feedback Sought on Transportation Plan City officials will unveil the first draft of updates to Florence’s Transportation System Plan later this afternoon. City Manager Jacque Betz says work on the plan has been underway for several months. Jacque Betz – “We are having an open house at the Florence […]
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Local News – Disaster Declaration; Bear Plea Bargain; Manslaughter Conviction; Weapon near Middle School; Business of the Year; Prep Basketball scores
Lane County Makes Disaster Declaration You can add Lane County to the list of Oregon counties that will be included in Governor Kitzhaber’s disaster declaration this week. High winds, heavy rain and flooding pummeled the Siuslaw and Mohawk Valleys two weeks ago, causing more than $900-thousand damage to public infrastructure […]
Local News: Flood debris on beach; Damage estimates sought; New forest plan; Siuslaw Awards; Viking Wrestling
Flood debris piling up on area beaches… It’s a hobby that makes sense, especially for someone who lives on the Oregon Coast and is concerned about the environment. Jack Hibbs – “I go down every day and pick up garbage on the beach.” Jack Hibbs and his wife get their […]
Local News – Oregon Counties in Jeopardy; Walter-Sedlacek First Citizen; Gas steady; Be Prepared
Some Oregon counties could become insolvent… Governor John Kitzhhaber says some local government work could be regionalized to help rural counties struggling with the expiration of federal timber payments. He and legislative leaders spoke to Oregon newspaper editors yesterday in Salem. Kitzhaber says some counties in southern Oregon might be […]
Local News – Snow and slick driving; Body found in burned out vehicle; More dollars for Donnie; Viking Wrestlers take 3rd
Driving could be a real challenge today… Emergency responders and tow-truck operators were kept busy in Western Oregon yesterday and overnight as snow and rain mixed to create hazardous conditions. Highway 126 in the Veneta area was closed for several hours as officials there investigated a fatal crash near milepost […]
Local News – Folk Festival; Gas Prices; State of the County; Our Town; and prep scores
Two legendary groups to headline 2012 Folk Festival Before flower-power, the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane the “San Francisco Sound” meant harmonic vocals, a blending of acoustic and electric guitars and rock music with a bit of jazz and a lot of folk. The vocal group that originated that sound… […]
Local Sports
College Basketball: Devoe Joseph scored a career-high 30 points to lead Oregon past Stanford 78-67. E.J. Singler scored 13 points for the Ducks and was 10 for 12 from the free throw line in the final 3 minutes. Oregon is 11-4, its best start since opening 12-4 in 2006-07. The […]
Local Sports
Prep Basketball: The Siuslaw boys fell on the road in Newport last night to the Cubs in a 53 / 21 final…In the Mountain West League opener for both Mapleton and Triangle Lake it was a 57 / 32 final with the Lakers on top, Brody Ford led Sailor scoring […]
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