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A gathering with a good heart… coming in May Preparations are well underway for the 119th annual Rhododendron Festival coming next month in Florence. (Bettina1) – We’re full speed ahead. We’ve got the vendor fair, got over 35 vendors that are going to be there down on Maple Street. Lots […]
Tribal members bless and harvest parts of whale on the beach. The carcass of a dead whale, washed up on the beach, would signal a boon to local indigenous populations prior to the time white settlers moved in. That’s according to Doug Barrett. He’s the chief of the Confederated Tribes […]
Protestors on both sides came out Saturday in Florence Several hundred local participants in the fifth national “No Kings Rally” Saturday afternoon in Florence lined the East side of Highway 101 between the bridge and Highway 126. They weren’t alone, however. A handful of supporters of President Trump stood at […]
A man arrested earlier this month in Florence, when police served a search warrant at a 12th street address, has been released from the Lane County Jail without any formal charges in the matter. 35-year-old Jason Scott Sprinkle was arrested along with two others March 4th during a joint Lane […]
2026 Florence Home & Garden Show 28th Annual Demonstrations – Landscape Designs – Vendor Exhibits – Tastings – Prizes & Giveaways Friday, March 6th: Noon – 6pm Saturday, March 7th: 10am – 6pm Admission: $2 Adults $1 Children (12 & under) Location: Florence Events Center 715 Quince St. Florence, OR 97439 For more information […]
The second round of the “Upriver Farmer’s Market” at Mapleton High School is set for this afternoon. Dave Strom is the Food Systems Coordinator at the school overseeing the school’s farm. (Strom 1) – “The main goal of our market is also to get food from our farm that […]
Duck Softball The Oregon Ducks softball team is adding a major weapon to its roster. All-American slugger Elon Butler is transferring from Cal to Oregon for her senior season in 2026. Head coach Melyssa Lombardi made the announcement Wednesday. Butler, a standout from San Jose, helped lead Cal to three […]
Community sets welcome home for Honor Flight Vets A group of three veterans, each with one guardian, from the Florence area will arrive home this afternoon to a hero’s welcome. The soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines are all veterans of the Vietnam War. They left town Thursday night for a […]
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