http://www.thesiuslawnews.com Top Stories RSS Feed Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:05:01 -0500 http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3555 The council for Dunes City will have a number of vacancies that will be up for election on November 2010 ballots. Seats currently being held by Mayor Eric Hauptman and Councilors Peter Howison, Richard Koehler, Susie Navetta and newcomer Troy Sathe will be open. Their Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:55:21 -0500 http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3554 Lane County has second-highest fatality rate among Oregon counties. New deputy's mission will be to reduce number of incidents. In 2009, 40 people died on Lane County roadways, giving Lane County the second-highest number of traffic deaths of all Oregon counties (Multnomah County with Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:54:55 -0500 http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3553 Woahink and Siltcoos lakes are the primary drinking water sources for Dunes City, and for that reason, preserving the quality of the lakes remains a high priority for the city's approximately 1,330 residents. At the July 8 Dunes City Council meeting, Mark Chandler, volunteer project Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:54:24 -0500 http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3545 Visitors to Siltcoos Lake gather to "let off steam" with their custom steamboats. Residents of Westlake awoke on a recent weekend morning to the sound of small boats chugging across Siltcoos Lake, talking to each other through short blasts from their whistles. The boats, about Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:43:29 -0500 http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3544 The worsening state of the Lane County budget and the county's tenuous relationship with its cities were among the topics discussed during West Lane County Commissioner Bill Fleenor's 175th community dialogue held Thursday morning, July 22, at the Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue hall. About Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:42:35 -0500 http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3543 The Siuslaw Pioneer Museum has set up a display on its back deck featuring historical components recently removed from the Siuslaw River Bridge. The parts are on indefinite loan to the museum from the Oregon Department of Transpor-tation, who have been painting and repairing the Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:42:00 -0500 http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3537 In beach areas with significant amounts of driftwood, it is expected to discover elaborate sculptures formed from logs to shield against the occasionally severe winds and storms. Take the North Jetty, for example. A dozen or so manmade and structurally sound driftwood huts, fences and Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:24:56 -0500 http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3536 City will notify property owners of intended service change. Next meeting is Aug. 16. Florence City Council decided Monday evening to continue the public hearing regarding the withdrawal of portions of Heceta Water District's territory that are within current city limits until the Aug. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:24:12 -0500 http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3535 Work on the Port of Siuslaw's turning basin has come to a halt after an accident with the tug and barge earlier this month. On the evening of July 6, a tug was towing the loaded barge to a disposal site outside the Siuslaw River Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:23:27 -0500 http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3534 A former Oregon State Parks manager pleaded guilty to second-degree theft July 12 in Lane County Circuit Court. Dennis Davidson, 52, of Florence was sentenced to 18 months of court probation and six days in jail and was ordered to pay $1,028 in restitution for Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:22:24 -0500 http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3523 A dozen classic cars pulled into Spruce Point Assisted Living Community Thursday afternoon, amusing the senior citizens who gazed at the old vehicles - and also warmed up the driver's seats. This was the first community event for a local group of classic car owners. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:38:56 -0500 http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3522 Florence City Council will hold a public hearing Monday, July 19, regarding the withdrawal of portions of Heceta Water District's territory that are within current city limits. As part of an update to the City of Florence's Water Master Plan, the council decided in Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:35:36 -0500 http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3521 A select group of businesses must forfeit $85 if they plan to work in Dunes City next month. Dunes City Council adopted an ordinance July 8 to establish business licenses, enacting a nonrefundable $85 fee per year for landscapers, contractors and septic inspectors who conduct Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:34:39 -0500 http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.thesiuslawnews.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=3520 After months of negotiations, the Heceta Water District and the City of Florence have finally signed an emergency water agreement, establishing conditions in which either the city or district provide drinking water to the other during emergency conditions. Although emergency water agreements are not Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:34:01 -0500