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City Proposes New State of Emergency The Florence City Council is back to business on Monday as it meets for its scheduled work session at 10:30 in the morning. The 4 member council will work through items for the Monday evening meeting. On the planned agenda for the evening meeting […]
Air Quality Index The air quality for Florence and mapleton continues to get better with the change in weather. Overnight the Air Quality Index dropped to a 7 on the AQI chart, the best it has been in nearly 2 weeks. Likewise the Mapleton AQI is lower at 29 this […]
Local Air Quality Improves as Valley Struggles with Wildfire As winds shift the Florence and Mapleton areas are benefitting. The air quality is returning to acceptable levels and the Air Quality Index is currently 102 and 93 respectively. That is expected to change and go even lower throughout the day. […]
Mapleton Water Woes Continue It may yet be months before the water in Mapleton is safe to drink. A letter that was sent out to Mapleton residents purportedly from the Mapleton Water District details the process the district has been going through to upgrade and replace damaged systems. The letter […]
Air Quality Alert Extended -Update Poor air quality is still an issue for the Florence/Mapleton area. Current air conditions are listed as unhealthy and that is expected to continue through most of the day today. The Air Quality Index has been updated to show an AQI currently of 169. The […]
Air Quality Alert Still in Effect The Air quality for the Florence/Mapleton area continues to be in the unhealthy range. According to the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency’s air quality maps both Florence and Mapleton are in the 178 range which means that groups may experience breathing problems. The Air […]
Air Quality Alert The Air Quality Index for Florence took a sharp turn towards the better after a change in wind direction began yesterday afternoon. Levels that far exceeded LRAPA’s AQI chart permeated the coast yesterday causing Hazardous Air alerts for most of the Oregon Coast as wildfires continue to […]
Air Quality Alert The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency is indicating a hazardous air quality level for the Florence and Mapleton Area. The Air Quality Index has exceeded the 500 level which indicates Hazardous conditions. The Florence level has now increased to 593 in the most recent update and the […]
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