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Legislature Adjourns…

10 March 2014 Oregon Legislature approves budget, adjourns The state Legislature approved funding for cancer research facilities at Oregon Health & Science University, got the budget back in balance, then adjourned the 2014 session Friday afternoon. But the five-week legislative session was particularly notable for what did not happen. Controversial […]

Whistle Blower Suit Slows

21 January 2014 Whistle Blower Report Object of Two Legal Challenges A report on the actions of former Lane County Administrator Liane Richardson is the center of a pair of lawsuits faced by the County Board of Commissioners.  The report details information used by the board when they fired Richardson […]

Local Sports – Athlete of the Week – Prep Basketball

Siuslaw Wrestling standout, Isaiah Burkhalter, has been named Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. Wrestling at 126 pounds, the Viking Sophomore captured the tournament title at the Riddle Shamrock Invitational over the weekend. Honorable Mention: Jeremiah Tupua made his season debut on the mats at the same tournament where […]

Local Sports – AOTW – Alamo Bowl

Siuslaw Wrestling Standout, Andrew Tupua, has been named Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week.  Wrestling at 138 pounds, the Viking sophomore captured his second straight tournament championship; this time at the Willamette High School Invitational….Honorable Mention this week to Isaiah Burkhalter, who went 4-1 at the Willamette Tournament, finishing […]

Florence man arrested on trespass and stalking charges

23 December 2013 Man offering rides to students arrested. Police arrested a 77-year old Florence man last week after determining he was the man that offered middle school students a ride earlier this month. It wasn’t the offer of rides that got him in trouble, but several other allegations including […]