Looking back… going forward…
Looking back at the past year, Florence City Manager BobWilloughby is happy with many of the things that came together for Florence.
205 – “Well I think some good things did happen. Some things that we’ve been trying for years to accomplish. A couple come to mind, probably at the top of the list was getting the senior center under construction.”
He noted the project is currently about five weeks ahead of schedule. Another long term goal…
206 – “Getting the first of our pedestrian crossings on highway 101 was a notable accomplishment so I think that was real progress.”
The city and O-DOT will cooperate on four or five additional similar crossings beginning in early 2010. But, Willoughby says, they can’t sit back and reflect too long.
207 – “We have some real challenges for the next few months in terms of revitalizing the economy and filling some empty storefronts and I think we’ve made some progress in several areas in that regard as well but there’s a lot more work to do, obviously.”
Willoughby says he also wants to work on strengthening relationships with Heceta Water District and Lane County in the coming year.
It’s not unusual for tourists from California to flock to Sea Lion Caves. But recently there’ve been as many as 400 of them and instead of driving up Highway 101, they’ve come by sea. They’re California Sea Lions and they usually spend this time of year off the Central California Coast. Dan Harkins at Sea Lion Caves said they’re most likely following food… cold water fish heading north into colder waters.
More than 1.7-million Oregon Voters’ Pamphlets went out in the mail this week. Most of the 92-page booklets should have already arrived at their designations. Each contains a total of 204 arguments for and against Measures 66 and 67. 66 would raise taxes on people with household incomes of $250-thousand or more. Measure 67 uses a sliding scale to raise the state’s minimum corporate tax. The deadline for registering to vote in the January 26th special election is next Tuesday… Ballots will begin to be mailed a week from today.
Residents in Myrtle Point are grieving the unexplained death of 18-year old Nick Harrison. The popular high school senior died Tuesday evening at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland. Myrtle Point School District spokesperson Bruce Shull said basketball and wrestling scheduled for tomorrow at the school have been cancelled. In their place a ‘celebration of life’ in Harrison’s memory will be held at the Myrtle Point Christian Assembly at two pm.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Police say a man arrested for three bank
robberies in Eugene, Ore., appeared in the Discovery Channel show
"Deadliest Catch." Twenty-three-year-old Joshua Tel Warner was
arrested early yesterday in Illinois. He was pulled over in a
routine traffic stop. He's being held on warrants one bank robbery
in 2007 and two in 2009.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The Oregon Supreme Court has upheld a
$50-a-year limit on gifts from lobbyists to state lawmakers and
other public officials. The ruling Thursday keeps intact a key part
of an Oregon ethics reform law passed in 2007. The Supreme Court
says lobbyists can offer gifts of more than $50 dollars, but it's
illegal for public officials to accept them.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Police say a man wanted for three bank
robberies in Eugene has been arrested in Illinois - and it
turns out he is a bit of a TV star. Police say they arrested 23-year-old
Joshua Tel Warner early Thursday on the Oregon bank robbery warrant.
He was held on $30,000 bail in the Tazewell County Jail
Eugene police say he is the same Josh Warner who appeared as a
greenhorn deckhand on the king crab fishing boat Wizard in the
Discovery Channel show "Deadliest Catch."
The warrant charges him with one bank robbery in 2007 and two in
2009.
INDEPENDENCE, Ore. (AP) - Three Oregon teenagers have been
accused in a burglary spree that spanned three counties.
According to Independence police, the investigation started when
a Linn County sheriff's deputy found a stolen vehicle that would
later be tied to residential burglaries.
It turned that eight homes had been hit - five in Independence,
two in Monmouth and one in Woodburn. The three suspects - two
juveniles from Lebanon and one from Monmouth - allegedly confessed
to an Independence police detective.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) - A 13-year-old Klamath County boy was
injured this week when a homemade bomb exploded in his hand.
Sheriff Tim Evinger said Thursday the boy was walking near a
barn with the device made from gun powder and a carbon dioxide
cartridge. The bomb exploded when the boy bent to look at
something.
Evinger said the boy suffered shrapnel wounds to the head and
neck and was missing part of a finger.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - An 18-year-old woman has been accused of
theft after organizing a car-wash for her jailed boyfriend while
saying the fund raiser was in honor of the man he allegedly killed
in a hit-and-run crash.
Vancouver police say Mallory Ewart raised about $500 under the
guise the car wash was in benefit of the family of Gordon
Patterson, a local teacher struck and killed by a car while he was
riding his bike. Police say Antonio E. Cellestine hit Petterson,
then drove away.
Charging documents say Ewart told Cellestine she got about $500
for his bail from the car wash at a jail house visit. Their
conversation was recorded.
Ewart was charged with third-degree theft by deception. She
entered a not guilty plea in court last month.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Two women and a man from the Eugene area
have been indicted in federal court on charges of sexual
trafficking of minors.
An indictment alleges the three rented hotel rooms so the girls
could engage in sex for money, with the proceeds given to the
defendants. The defendants are also accused of taking photographs
of underage girls and posting them on online advertising services.
Acting U.S. Attorney Kent Robinson said in a statement that
Sharlise Duckworth pleaded not guilty Wednesday before a judge in
Portland. Her trial is scheduled for March 2.
Also indicted were 26-year-old Stanley Spriggs Jr. and
27-year-old Hollie Robin Spriggs. Hollie Spriggs is due to appear
in federal court Jan. 20. Stanley Spriggs is serving a prison
sentence for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and will be
arraigned later,
HUNTINGTON, Ore. (AP) - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has
approved a proposal to install six wind turbines on land north of
Huntington.
Randy Joseph applied for a permit for the Lime Wind Project in
June 2007. He is chairman of the Baker County planning commission
and its renewable energy committee. He says the turbines could be
in place by October.
The Lime project would be the first wind farm in Baker County,
and the first such development built on BLM land in Oregon.
The $5 million wind farm is expected to produce enough
electricity to power about 800 homes.
The electricity will be sold to Idaho Power Co.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
College Basketball:
The Washington State Cougars sank what appeared to be the winning basket with less than a second remaining in overtime yesterday afternoon in Pullman… but when the bench and several players swarmed on the floor it resulted in a technical foul that gave Tajuan Porter two free-throws and force a second O-T. That appeared to be headed to a third extra period when Oregon’s Malcom Armstead went the length of the floor with four seconds left to deliver the winning layup and a 91-89 victory for the Ducks. Over in Seattle number 17 Washington held off Oregon State 76 – 70. Oregon heads for Seattle tomorrow for a 2:00 game against the Huskies… airtime on KCST is at 1:30. Oregon State will be in Pullman against Washington State at four… airtime on KCFM is at 3:30.
The women hit the hardwood today… Oregon will host Washington; Oregon State and Washington State are at Gill Coliseum. They’ll trade partners and dance again on Sunday.
Rose Bowl:
It’s the granddaddy of them all this afternoon at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena… number seven Oregon and number eight Ohio State… kickoff is at 2:10… listen to the pregame show beginning at one here on KCST.
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