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Yesterday’s two and a half hour work session for the Florence City Council on the possible establishment of a full year homeless shelter on the north end of town created a lot of questions for the council. the planned shelter would consist of 21 housing pods and a common area […]
97J working on transitional program for developmentally disabled students School board members heard from Mary Jo Vollmer during the public comments section at the beginning of Wednesday’s board meeting. She wanted to “re-open” a complaint she had filed earlier this year related to her son Luke. Vollmer’s son is only […]
The Future of Dunes City pondered… The Dunes City Council is going to hold a special session in two weeks to talk about whether or not to ask voters about possible disincorporation. If they take that step, it could wind up on a ballot in the near future says City […]
Crisis Response Team seeking volunteers A 24-hour, 7-day-a-week crisis response team has been working in our community for nearly five years. The Western Lane Crisis Response Team will respond any time, any day, when called, to help individuals dealing with suicidal thoughts, depression, homelessness, and even to deal with grief. […]
Coordinated Emergency Response Training will be all wet A casual observer of the Siuslaw River tomorrow morning might be alarmed to see a flurry of activity on the water. Not to worry, says Assistant Florence City Manager Megan Messmer. This is just a drill. (messmer-1) “This training was initiated by […]
2023-07-21 S.O.S. gets infusion of funding to aid the homeless. On her first day in office earlier this year, Governor Tina Kotek signed three executive orders declaring an emergency to fight homelessness. One component of those orders included cash for counties in Oregon who are dealing with the issue. (All […]
Sign Your Envelop We’re just over a week away from election day and the person who oversees elections in Lane County, Dena Dawson, says be sure you sign the back of the ballot envelope before dropping it in the mail or a ballot drop box. That signature is one way of […]
Fire season comes to a close Widespread rain and cooler temperatures have led to a statewide easing of fire restrictions effective Saturday, October 29th. The start and end of fire seasons are set by individual fire protection districts based on conditions in their area. But steady and soaking rain this week has […]
