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Busy Fire Week Over the past week the Western Lane Fire and EMS Authority has responded to several fires in the community. The latest was an early morning Tuesday where they came upon the scene at approximately 12:35 and found several structures and vehicles fully involved. A motor home under […]
The Oregon Department of Human Services is concerned about the state of three children that went missing with their parents. 4year old Easton Menear, 1 year old Raya Menear and 10 month old Quiny Menear have been missing since April 23rd with parents Hanna Jewel Hamilton and Christian Michael Menear […]
Proposed School Budget Final action on a proposed budget for the Siuslaw School District in the coming year is on the agenda this evening for the school board. The budget committee approved the draft budget last month. It comes in at just over $32-million. Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak says there are few […]
City Survey Released to General Public Yesterday the City of Florence began a survey of services and amenities that it would like the public to fill out. The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and covers quality of life, economic impact and recreational and dining questions. Assistant City Manager […]
Council Meeting The Florence city council will meet this evening at 5:30 at City Hall. On the agenda is a proposal to annex approximately 2.88 acres of land for a park. The property is currently under the auspices of Lane County. The petition was made on behalf of the county […]
Road Construction Reminder It will be more than a year before the completion of the Rhododendron Drive realignment project is ready for regular traffic, for the time being the travel over the popular stretch of scenic roadway for the Florence area closed to regular traffic. The exception is for those […]
Temporary Road Closure The City of Florence will be working on a portion of 21st Street all day today to repair the street’s surface. 21st street will be closed from Highway 101 to Pine Street until 5 pm today. Damage to the street occurred in March when a directional drilling […]
Highway 20 Paving A section of Highway 20 just east of Newport will be experiencing delays. Last night paving of a 5 mile section of the roadway began and the Oregon Department of Transportation is letting drivers know that the area will be down to one lane with delays. The […]
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