Westlake Woman Arrested in Stabbing
Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a stabbing on April 8th around 9 p.m. at a residence in the 6500 block of Canary Road, south of Florence. Due to limited staffing and distance, deputies arrived approximately 40 minutes after the call. They found one individual with facial cuts and a leg puncture wound. After investigation, 58-year-old Carrie Jean Hogan of Westlake was arrested for second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. She is currently lodged at the Lane County Jail.
Crash Survivors Released From Medical Care
All five people aboard the HondaJet that skidded off the runway at Southwest Oregon Regional Airport Monday morning have been released from medical care. The jet came to rest in shallow water in the Coos Bay Estuary. FAA investigators were on site Tuesday, with the NTSB continuing its probe into the cause of the incident. The airport resumed commercial service shortly after the crash, and the aircraft was removed later that day. The jet had been arriving from Utah when it overshot Runway 05/23 just after 6 a.m. Monday.
Tournament Rescheduled
A major fundraiser for Siuslaw Outreach Services, the Siuslaw Open Golf Tournament, has been rescheduled. It had originally been set for May 10th at Florence Golf Links. Bob Teter, the executive director of SOS announced this week they are now on track to tee off Saturday, July 19th. The event is a very important source of revenue, especially this year says Teter.
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