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Oregon Arts Commission Appoints local Harlan Springer; Florence Public Arts Community Chair, Harlan Springer has been appointed to the Oregon Arts Commission. A founding member and past president of the Florence Regional Arts Alliance was appointed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown earlier this autumn and will serve four years on […]
Holiday Travel Plans? If you are planning on getting away this thanksgiving, be prepared for traffic, that, according to AAA Oregon. Marie Dodds with AAA says travel volume will be at its highest since 2005. An expected 55.3 million people will be on the road or in the air this […]
More Road Construction Set To Begin Construction is set to begin today on an extension of utilities along Highway 126. The City of Florence is extending the water system from Upas Street to just east of the Vine Street right-of-way. The project will include the installation of a 12 inch […]
Parade Well Attended It was a day of recognition for our veterans in Florence as people lined the streets for the annual veteran’s Day parade. The weather was perfect and the crowds were substantial as representatives of all branches of service took part. One float honored the Grand Marshalls of […]
Entrepreneurial Workshop This Thursday the Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network in conjunction with local businesses and the City of Florence and the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce will host a special entrepreneur workshop at City Lights Cinemas. Ariel Ruben, the Rural Venture Catalyst for RAIN says there will be plenty […]
Annual Pounding The Annual Pounding to benefit the Florence Food Share will be on November 23rd. The annual event gathers food and takes monetary donations to help stock the shelves in the food pantry for families and individuals for the holidays. According to organizer, Cindy Wobbe, over 650 families in […]
Safety and Privacy Tantamount at Siuslaw Schools A recent incident on an activity bus returning from a JV football game caused the delay of the bus returning to Siuslaw High School, because law enforcement had to be notified and the bus had to wait until police arrived. On the return […]
Safety Alert Continues Yesterday morning the Siuslaw School District issued a Parent and Student Safety Alert after a white male in a white vehicle attempted to coerce a student into his car while the student was waiting for the bus. The incident occurred at Surfview lane and Highway 101. It […]
