Florence man facing double manslaughter charge
A 28-year old Florence man was arraigned yesterday on two charges of manslaughter, plus driving under the influence of intoxicants following a weekend crash that killed two Reedsport men. Police say Tyler Clayton Davis was behind the wheel and intoxicated when his 2006 Ford pickup left the roadway sometime in the early morning hours of Saturday. Joshua William Thornton, 26-yers old, died at the scene and 23-year old Nicholas Brodie Schneider of Reedsport was declared dead at Peace Harbor Hospital. Schneider was kept on life support and transported to Oregon Health and Science University in Portland for organ donations. Davis was slightly injured in the crash, but was released after being transported to Peace Harbor. Police say he was taken into custody Saturday morning on unrelated charges.
The Oregon Secretary of State’s office is investigating four separate allegations of campaign finance violations against Lane County Commission candidate Jerry Rust. Sandra Mattson of Eugene filed the first complaint in April, the latest came August 23rd. Mattson claims poor record keeping, untimely filing of contributions and expenditures, as well as incomplete or inaccurate information. The Secretary of State’s compliance office is seeking information from former Rust treasurer Lea Patten of Florence as well as the current treasurer, Alice Miller of Eugene.
The lowest paid workers in Oregon will get a raise at the first of the year. Oregon’s minimum wage will increase by ten cents an hour to $8.50, making it the second highest minimum in the country. Only Washington State has a higher minimum, it’s currently at $8.55 and will likely increase at the same time. Oregon is one of ten states that adjusts wages annually. A voter approved initiative in 2002 pegged the minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index.
At the same time the minimum wage is going up, drivers in all wage classes will see a higher cost of operating their vehicles come January. The Oregon Legislature approved a hike in the state gas tax in 2009 that will take effect at the first of the year. The six-cents-per-gallon increase was part of a transportation bill passed in the most recent regular session that will bring in about $300-million a year for transportation maintenance and improvements. The six cents is a whopping 25-percent increase and raises the state share of gas tax from 24 to 30-cents a gallon.
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
MILWAUKIE, Ore. (AP) - A Milwaukie, Ore., police spokeswoman
says an Amtrak train struck and killed a bicyclist last night in
the community south of Portland. Officer Ulli Neitch says witnesses
told dispatchers that a bicyclist was pedaling across railroad
tracks at about 9:30 p.m. when a southbound train came along. She
tells The Oregonian the cyclist died instantly. The train stopped
less than 500 feet south. No name was released.
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - An arrest warrant has been issued for a
Washington state woman who splashed a caustic substance on her face
and claimed a stranger had attacked her. Clark County Deputy
Prosecutor Tony Golik yesterday filed three felony theft charges
against Bethany Storro. The charges relate to nearly $28,000
donated to benefit Storro after she was burned. Storro's parents
have said all of the money raised for her will be returned. The
28-year-old was discharged from the burn center at Legacy Emanuel
Hospital in Portland (Ore.) on Sept. 5.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A federal court says Oregon legislators
went too far in writing laws intended to prohibit adults from
furnishing sexually explicit material to young people. The 9th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that a pair of laws from 2007
could apply to standard sex education literature, to books such as
"The Joy of Sex" or books for children or young people by author
Judy Blume. The decision strikes down a measure against furnishing
sexually explicit material to preteens and part of another that
applies to minors under 18.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - An environmental group is challenging the
way the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is developing gravel mining
regulations for rivers in Oregon. The Northwest Environmental
Defense Center filed a federal lawsuit yesterday in Portland
alleging the corps kept salmon advocates out of meetings to develop
standards for taking gravel out of the Chetco River in southwestern
Oregon.
SEATTLE (AP) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
has released more than $3 million in emergency funding to help
eligible Northwest low-income homeowners and renters pay their
heating bills. Washington state is getting $2 million while Oregon
will get $1.2 million. The program helps eligible families pay home
heating and cooling costs, as well as help weatherize eligible
homes.
JUNCTION CITY, Ore. (AP) - The Lane County sheriff's office
confirms a man shot and killed his two daughters and then fatally
shot himself at a house just outside Junction City. Investigators
told KEZI-TV that the girls were aged 7 and 9. Deputies say their
mother went to pick them up at school only to find they hadn't been
there all day. After she found the home dark and locked, she
alerted deputies who forced entry into the house and found the
bodies.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Most of the billboards in Portland asking
for information about missing Kyron Horman are being taken down.
Clear Channel donated 30 billboards in June after the 7-year-old
disappeared from his school. KGW-TV reports about a half-dozen
billboards remain, encouraging people to call if they know anything
about the missing boy.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Chickens could be coming home to roost in
Salem. The city council has voted to allow up to three hens in back
yards and will take a final vote next week. The Statesman Journal
reports it's been nearly two years since chicken proponents first
asked the council to allow backyard coops. The zoning issue has
been before the council 11 times.
(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
TAKING A LOOK INTO COAST RADIO SPORTS:
Athlete of the Week:
Siuslaw Cross Country standout Mitchell Butler is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. Butler posted the fastest time ever for a Siuslaw freshman over a 5,000-meter course, finishing first and completing the Highland Tree Farm course in Molalla with a time of 16:25.56. Honorable mention goes to Viking tight end Peter Carroll who caught two touchdown passes in last week’s victory over Elmira, one for 67-yards, the other 61.
Polls:
Three teams in the Far West League are ranked in the top 15 football poll this week. Sutherlin, three-and-oh, is tabbed at number four while Douglas at two-and-one is ninth. Brookings Harbor, also two-and-one is 13th. The number one spot is shared by Central and Astoria.
On the Schedule:
The prep volleyball schedule has the Siuslaw Lady Viks on the home court tonight with the Taft Tigers….The Mapleton girls are at home with the McKenzie Eagles in Mountain West League play…
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