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Women Build This Friday and Saturday the local Habitat for Humanity will be holding a special event. The Florence Habitat for Humanity 2024 Women Build Event is a chance for women to get involved and gain new skills in construction and leadership. Professionals will be on hand to teach skills […]
Road Work Traffic remains slow with access to Heceta Beach at stake. The Knife River Company is currently working on repaving portions of Heceta Beach Road that recently underwent water line replacement for Heceta Water District. The flow of traffic consisted of up to 15 minute waits on Monday and […]
City Council The Florence City Council will meet twice this evening. First at 4pm in executive session to continue a discussion on real property transactions, this meeting will be closed to the public. Then at 5:30 the council will have its regular meeting which will include a proposal to sell […]
EMAC Activity Days Florence’s Environmental Management Advisory Committee, also known as E-mac, doubles as the city’s “Tree Board” in connection with Florence’s status as a “Tree City USA”. Two events are coming later this month as part of a larger overall Arbor Day observance. One will be on Arbor Day […]
Sign Reminder The Oregon Department of Transportation has issued another reminder about the placement of political and other signs placed near roadways. With May elections upon us ODOT says all signs within the highway Right of Way will be removed. Signs are prohibited on trees, utility poles, fence posts and […]
New Camera Detects License Plates The Florence Police Department has installed a new tool for locating vehicles involved in criminal activity. The Flock system is used in more than 2,000 agencies across the country. It is a solar powered camera system that can locate a vehicle with minimal information. Chief […]
Volunteers Needed Volunteers plant seeds of kindness and that’s the theme on April 17th for the Florence Area Community Coalition’s annual volunteer recognition celebration. Monica Kosman says it’s something the F-A-C-C has done for several years. “There are just hundreds of volunteers here in Florence. And we decided it would […]
Bird Study Scientists at the University of Washington are seeking help from beachgoers in keeping track of seabirds they might come across on the beach. Jackie Lindsey is the Science Coordinator with the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team. “You go out to your beach and you’ve ever seen a […]
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