City cuts turn painful… Beginning July First the City of Florence will be using outside sources for all engineering services. The move, ok’d last night by the Florence Budget Committee, will mean Florence will no longer have an ‘in-house’ engineer to review public works and construction projects. It also means […]
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Local News: County Budget; ME’s Office; School Budget and Schedule; Gas Prices
Many cuts… few surprises in County Budget… Lane County will have roughly $100-million less to work with in the coming year and about 200 fewer employees doing that work. The 2012-13 budget was released late yesterday and here’s the cut list: 49 Public Works positions; 47 jobs in corrections; 29 […]
Local News: School Budget Brighter; Water and Sewer Rates Going Up; Gas remains high; Town Hall to focus on underage drinking
School Budget Paints a slightly brighter picture The Siuslaw School District Budget Committee will still have plenty of challenges this year, but for the first time in several years they won’t be facing doom and gloom in the annual budget message. When they meet for the first time this year […]
Local News – Suspicous Device Draws Bomb Squad; Dialysis Clinic Delayed; Local Gas Breaks $4; Our Town Talks Clear Cutting
Suspected Pipe Bomb Closes Highway… turns out to be non-explosive Initially described as being a pipe bomb, a suspicious object kept Highway 126 just east of Florence closed for more than three hours last night. Police and transportation officials closed the highway around eight pm after finding a – quote […]
Local News: Planning Commission Hears About Roundabouts; Gas up; Ocean Debris Forum; Transfer Site Hours Expanded
Planning Commission Hears Roundabout Explanation Florence’s Transportation Systems Plan update has identified two intersections that will require extensive changes over the next few years. Chris Tiesler, a senior engineer with transportation consultant Kittleson and Associates, told Planning Commissioners last night that it would be premature to focus right now on […]
Local News – More snow! Meetings cancelled; Oregon Average Gas Price breaks $4; Siuslaw Estuary Partnership; Viking Baseball and Softball
Snow disrupts schedules once again… A heavy snowfall in the Southern Willamette Valley and through the Coast Range disrupted a number of activities this morning. Several inches accumulation caused cancellation of classes at several schools, including in the Mapleton School District and Lane Community College in Eugene. Travel advisories were […]
Local News- Election Season Underway; Beware Possible Scam; Gas Prices; Traffic Delays on 101 Bridge; Our Town; and Pac-12 Basketball
Oregon Election Season Officially Under Way… It was timely. The Oregon Legislature wrapped up work in their annual session Monday night, and yesterday was the filing deadline for candidates seeking their party’s nomination for various state races in the May 15th primary. On the Central Coast, North Bend Oral Surgeon […]
Local News: Three Rivers Foundation; Winter Weather; Legislature Missing Deadline? Despite Anemic Demand Gas Prices Shoot Up; Siuslaw Softball Seeking $$
Three Rivers Foundation Hands Out $75,000 Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch… the representatives of 17 western Oregon non-profit groups not only got a free lunch yesterday, but also went home with a check for anywhere between one and seven thousand dollars. Mark Ingersoll is the […]
