Real Estate Thaw?
There was some good economic news in the local real estate market for the month of February as the number of closed sales doubled from the previous month. But, the 18 homes sold were still about half of what was seen during the hey-day four years ago. Still, says local realtor Steve Earnshaw, there is cause for encouragement.
210 – “I feel better by the day. I’d like to see the trend continue a little bit more. We did have a little bit of a bump in the average selling price last month.”
That is encouraging, but with so few home sales, that’s not always a true indication of how the market is going. Earnshaw says one fact that seems to be helping the market right now… the $8-thousand first time home buyer tax credit. He says there are only two weeks remaining in that program.
Florence Police say they have an ID for the suspect that slipped into the Siuslaw River early yesterday morning, apparently to avoid being questioned about the large duffel bag of copper wire he left on the dock beneath the former Lotus Restaurant. Police Chief Maury Sanders said 31-year old Robert Alan Strebendt, also known as Robbie Cooksey lives south of Florence. He’s described as being six foot, 185 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. Sanders didn’t say how they identified the suspect. The man was confronted shortly before four A.M. Wednesday. He jumped into the river and floated downstream when approached by police.
Police officers from Sweet Home, Albany and the Linn County Sheriff’s Office were assisted by Florence Police Tuesday evening when they served a search warrant on a 15th street home and seized what they called – quote – “sales quantities” of hallucinogenic mushrooms and the drug Ecstasy. Police also found four firearms, cash and a substantial quantity of drug paraphernalia at 1497 15th Street, just a block from the Boys and Girls Clubhouse. 19-year old Keagan Brian Dillon Munds was arrested and faces several charges.
An update on five different bridge replacement or renovation projects in Western Lane County will be presented today during the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce noon forum. Steve Templin with the Oregon Department of Transportation will talk about the nearing completion of a new bridge over the North Fork of the Siuslaw River on Highway 126. Templin will also give a progress report on the Siuslaw River Bridge renovation. Another update on three other 126 bridge projects will also be presented. The chamber noon forum is at Tavolo Restaurant at Sandpines Golf Links… it’s open to the public.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Portland police say a body pulled from the
Willamette River in southeast Portland is that of a 22-year-old man
reported missing on Feb. 27. Detective Mary Wheat says the body of
Tyler Brady was recovered from the water Wednesday near the Oregon
Museum of Science and Industry. The spokeswoman says Brady was last
seen early on Feb. 18. An autopsy is planned today to determine the
cause and manner of death.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Authorities say the deaths of three people
found at a Central Oregon home last week resulted from a double
murder and suicide. Deschutes (duh-SHOOTS') County Sheriff Larry
Blanton said Wednesday that Joachim Steffan of Sunriver strangled
his wife and 7-year-old son before hanging himself with a rope in
the garage. Steffan also killed two cats and a dog by cutting their
throats. Three suicide notes were found.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A warning sign has been posted at the
entrance to a park at Eugene's Spencer Butte after two University
of Oregon students spotted three cougars during a hike early
yesterday. Nineteen-year-old Julie Butdorf says she and 20-year-old
Jenna Rosenfeld first thought they saw a deer, but realized they
were seeing cougars after turning a headlamp on one of the animals.
A biologist says cougar sightings in that area are rare.
MYRTLE CREEK, Ore. (AP) - The Myrtle Creek City Council rejected
a proposal to turn off almost half the city's 293 street lights.
Such a move would have cut about $20,000 from the annual
lighting budget.
The council instead opted to impose a $3 monthly utility fee to
help offset the cost of operating the lights.
Most of the more than 50 residents who crowded into council
chambers wanted the lights to stay on, saying well-lit streets are
safer.
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Information from: The News-Review, http://www.nrtoday.com
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon assistant attorney general has
resigned after pleading guilty to assault last month. Susan Gerber
pleaded guilty on March 5 to attempted fourth-degree assault and
was allowed to enter a deferred sentencing program. She was accused
of punching and choking her longtime partner.
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Gov. Ted Kulongoski has issued a state
drought declaration for Klamath and surrounding counties and asked
the Obama administration to follow suit with a federal disaster
declaration so farmers can get loans and other assistance.
Meanwhile, federal authorities are expected to announce today
whether irrigation water will have to be cut off to farmers like it
was in 2001 to help protected fish survive a drought.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - A 14-year-old Southern Oregon boy has been
sentenced to a youth correctional facility for his role in a
September gang fight that left a man dead.
Mauricio Humberto Teran of Talent stabbed 24-year-old Marco
Antonio Diaz twice in the heart with a fillet knife.
Teran pleaded guilty to manslaughter, three others from the gang fight are awaiting trial on felony assault charges.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A 4-year-old girl is missing in southwest
Oregon.
The Curry County Sheriff's Office says Zoey Dorsey was reported
missing Wednesday afternoon from her home two miles east of
Brookings.
The girl is described as 42 inches tall, 40 pounds, brown eyes,
brown shoulder length hair and was last seen wearing a white
"Princess and the Frog" T-shirt, blue pants and tennis shoes that
light up.
The sheriff's office says the search area includes brushy, steep
terrain.
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) - An Oregon Department of Transportation
planner who had his guns seized after being placed on
administrative leave wants Medford officials to address what he
describes as a civil rights violation. David Pyles bought two
handguns and an AK-47 rifle shortly after he was placed on leave,
and police across Southern Oregon feared he might retaliate against
ODOT.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
College Basketball:
It was close for the first nine minutes… but midway through the first half the Boston University Terriers slipped their leash and pulled away from Oregon State, cruising to a 96 – 78 win last night at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis. The win means the Terriers, 20-and-13, will advance to the next round in the College Basketball Invitational. The loss means the Beavers, at 14-and-18, will begin looking towards next season. One of the bright spots for next year? The return of Jared Cunningham who had 21 points last night for OSU.
The Oregon Women open up the WNIT at home against Eastern Washington tonight at Mac Court.
Prep Schedule:
The Siuslaw Ice Breaker Track and Field Meet will open the spring season for the Vikings at home this afternoon. Field events begin at four, track events at 4:30. In Mapleton, the Sailors will host the Mapleton 300.
On the Diamond there’s Viking Baseball at home against the Newport Cubs. That game will air on Coast Radio Sports beginning at 4:15 with the first pitch set for 4:30.
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