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Deputies Corral Deserter Yesterday morning at 8:24 Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a welfare check on a suspicious person at the Cape Perpetua Visitor’s Center. The caller reported the name of the individual was Chris Gardner. Earlier in the shift deputies were made aware of a statewide bulletin […]
New Twist on Cap and Trade Bill It failed miserably in 2019 and was capped by a republican walkout in the state legislature, but the state is ready to try again. Last year’s attempt to pass a cap and trade bill that focused on carbon emission reduction, but impacted heavily […]
Mayor Affirms Eco-Friendly City There were several issues that arose from Monday evening’s Florence City Council meeting that were outside the scope of the formalized agenda issued by the city. During the public comments portion of the meeting local resident Ivy Meadow addressed the city council regarding her belief that […]
Recycling Event In an attempt to curb the amount of plastics going into local and statewide landfills the Florence Master Recycler program along with the Florence United Methodist Church are organizing another plastics collection event. Collections have been limited to plastic milk jugs and return for deposit plastics since China […]
WLFEA Streamlining As part of the new Western Lane Fire and EMS model Western Lane Ambulance has moved an EMS vehicle to the main fire station on Highway 101. Last year’s ambulance call numbers were up significantly from previous years according to WLAD’s Matt House. The move will hopefully offer […]
City Council Meeting The City of Florence is back to business in the new year with their first council meeting of 2020. The meeting will start with a proclamation naming Florence as the World Sandboarding Capital. Florence is the location of the first sandboard park, Sand Master Park which was […]
More $$ For Outdoor Fun Exploring the outdoors will cost a little more in 2020. Boating, hiking, camping, and fishing fees have increased. new legislation enacted for the new year will see adventurists paying for waterway permits for non motorized flotation devices like kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddleboards. Senate bill […]
A feel good story popped up in 2019 that began in the midst of the government shutdown. Locally the U.S. Coast Guard was effected by the shutdown due to the fact that they are under the auspices of the office of Homeland Security. For the shutdown their monies were cut […]
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