Vandals Strike Again Cable and internet customers of charter/spectrum were without service most of the day yesterday in the greater Florence area according to Bret Picciolo, communications director for the company.  Picciolo says the outage was a result of vandalism but did not specify what type or where the vandalism […]

Blood Supply Critical It is a recurring problem across the state and across the country but this year supplies of blood are critically low as the post pandemic period is seeing a rush of surgeries and an increase in health issues that have the hospitals in many cases up to […]

Increase in Firefighter Presence for 4th Florence residents will see more Firefighters in town this Fourth of July.  The number of injuries and fires caused by the improper use of fireworks generally rises over the holiday, according to Western Lane Fire and EMS Authority Chief, Michael Schick. Extra firefighters will […]

Heatwave Declaration Temperatures over the weekend continued to rise as expected with communities exceeding the predicted highs.  As close as Mapleton individuals were reporting triple digit temperatures as Florence got into the low and mid 80’s around the city.  In an emergency declaration, governor Kate Brown lifted restrictions on swimming […]

Parks Getting Back to Normal As the governor’s deadline for a 70 percent vaccination rate gets closer, and the state readies to open up, we called Honeyman Park Manager Ryan Warren to ask what that means for Florence Parks. State park systems have been a well-used resource during the pandemic […]

City Awaits Funds The City of Florence is still anticipating the arrival of Federal Funds from recent monies allocated to small municipalities and cities by the American Rescue Plan Act.  The city of Florence is planning on approximately 1.8 million dollars in funds from the ARPA and have included the […]