Human Services to have Lawmaker’s Ear…
The status of human services in the Western Lane County region will be presented tomorrow morning to State Representative Arnie Roblan. The public forum, at the main Siuslaw Valley Fire Station, is being presented by the Florence Area Coordinating Council and is intended as a way for residents to tell Roblan what is needed in the area. Roblan was invited by the Florence Area Coordinating Council to listen. “It’s not so much a time for the Representative to talk” said organizer Kathleen Forbes. Instead, she added, the FACC wants to give Roblan a good picture of what works in the human services arena, and what needs improvement. That way, she said, he’ll have a better picture of the situation as he prepares for the upcoming special session of the legislature. Tomorrow’s forum runs from 8:30 to Ten AM and it’s open to the public.
A vehicle belonging to a Eugene Area woman, missing since last week, was found over the weekend just off Highway 126 between Mapleton and Walton. 41-year old Cindie Kogle was last seen leaving her River Road home on December 28th. Saturday, her red 1991 Nissan Pathfinder was found on Richardson Upriver Road, just off Highway 126. Lane County Search and Rescue Coordinator John Miller says the location is near the Whittaker Creek turnoff at the Siuslaw River. Miller also said Kogle is considered to be an ‘endangered’ person. He’s asking anyone that may have seen her or her vehicle to call him at 682-8544.
The numbers were down over the weekend… According to Oregon State Police tabulations there were fewer arrests for drunk driving and no highway fatalities over the New Years’ weekend. The previous low for traffic deaths in that time period was five in 1993, the high was 12 deaths in 1998. Between six pm December 30th and midnight January 3rd there were 70 arrests for DUII… that’s down from 85 last year.
Dunes City is looking for a few good men and women. Several vacancies still remain on committees and commissions. The application deadline is Thursday at noon. All applicants must be residents of Dunes City. There are vacancies on the Road; Planning; Parks and Recreation Commissions as well as the Revenue; Site Review; Conservation; and Water Quality Committees.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
CULVER, Ore. (AP) - Sheriff Jack Jones of Jefferson County has
less than a week to decide whether he wants to fight for his job.
Bend television station KTVZ reports that the state Department of
Justice has given Jones until Jan. 11 to resign and accept an
official misconduct charge. Otherwise, he could be indicted on a
more serious charge stemming from an Oct. 23 incident at his son's
home.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Jurors in Eugene heard opening statements in
the attempted murder trial of Shawn Monro. The alleged gang member
is accused of slitting a drug dealer's throat and leaving him for
dead on Halloween of 2006. Defense attorney Nicolas Ortiz urged
jurors to keep an open mind.
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - The News-Review newspaper of Roseburg is
reporting that a soldier from Douglas County has been killed in
Afghanistan. The family of 24-year-old Josh Allen Lengsdorf told
the newspaper they were notified of his death Sunday. Lengsdorf
graduated from Elkton High School in 2004. The newspaper says he
leaves behind a wife and 14-month-old daughter.
AUMSVILLE, Ore. (AP) - A 13-year-old girl who helped save a
woman's life is receiving an award from the Aumsville Fire
District. Katie Pynch phoned 9-1-1 after finding Michelle Laseter
trapped in a Mill Creek logjam on Dec. 19.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The company hoping to build a liquefied
natural gas terminal on the Columbia River east of Astoria hopes to
begin construction later this year. NorthernStar Natural Gas of
Houston says it could complete the permitting process this summer
if the Fisheries Service completes its study of whether the project
would jeopardize endangered species. The Oregonian reports federal
regulators told the Fisheries Service to submit its opinion by
March 8.
(The Oregonian)
COQUILLE, Ore. (AP) - A Coos Bay man who killed his half-brother
was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison. Fifty-nine-year-old
Nickolas Lenn Crooks pleaded guilty last month to manslaughter for
the shooting last May of 52-year-old Kevin Bret Nelson. The
Register-Guard reports Crooks originally had been charged with
murder.
(Register Guard)
BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) - Keoki Rosimo's 21st birthday celebration
could easily have been his last. He lost his footing at a suburban
Beaverton light-rail station and fell off the platform in front of
a train as it began to leave the station Thursday. The Oregonian
reports the train's two cars passed over him as he lay between the
track and the platform. He suffered a foot injury.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A prosecutor says a Portland man accused
of sneakily snipping a fellow bus passenger's hair as he sat behind
her New Year's Eve is a suspect in a number of similar incidents.
The Oregonian reports 22-year-old Jared Weston Walter pleaded not
guilty yesterday in Multnomah County Circuit Court to third-degree
robbery, interfering with public transit, second-degree disorderly
conduct and harassment. He has an outstanding warrant on an assault
charge in King County, Wash.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Portland Police Bureau says a medical
examiner has been unable to identify remains discovered at a
southeast Portland home over the weekend. Yesterday's autopsy also
failed to determine a cause of death. Officers were called to the
home Saturday after a resident found the remains in a shed.
Detectives from the bureau's Missing Person's Unit responded
because a report had been filed on a woman who lived there. Police
identified her as 49-year-old Susan Cserepes.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Police have now made 13 arrests in their
investigation of an alleged forgery ring that authorities say has
cost Oregon businesses more than $100,000 since last September. The
Oregonian reports Salem and Beaverton police, and the Oregon
Justice Department, have been involved in the probe. Members of the
ring allegedly made and cashed fake checks.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Athlete of the Week:
Siuslaw Wrestling Standout Nick Ough (OW) is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The Viking senior wrestled at 140-pounds, dominating his weight class last week and winning the tournament championship at the Myrtle Point Invitational. He also finished second at the Reedsport Invitational. Honorable mention is given to first year wrestler, Sonny Tupua, who wrestled to second place at 215 pounds at the Reedsport Invitational.
On the Schedule:
The Far West League basketball season opens tonight with the Siuslaw Vikings taking on the Sutherlin Bulldogs at home in games that air over Coast Radio Sports. The pregame show begins at 5:45. The girls tip off at six, followed by the boys’ game at approximately 7:30. Elsewhere…the Reedsport Braves play the Rogue River Chieftains in a boys and girls double header in Sunset conference play in Rogue River… the Mountain West schedule has Mapleton in Blue River for a double header against the McKenzie Eagles…
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