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New Sheriff to be Chosen The Lane County Board of Commissioners is conducting interviews today to fill the position of Lane County Sheriff vacated by the retirement of Sheriff Byron Trapp. Trapp announced his retirement last week and will leave office on April 16th. Two candidates are being interviewed for […]
Gas Prices Continue To Spike The Price of a regular gallon of gas has jumped another 10 cents in Florence this week. As of Saturday residents could still find gas around the $3 mark but on Monday stations were advertising their new prices that averaged out to 3.10 a gallon […]
Weather Effects Coastal Region Record rainfall for the Oregon Coast has caused problems for travelers and residents. Overnight Saturday night the storm was responsible for downed power lines on 126 that caused the closure of the road for several hours as crews had to wait for safe conditions to repair […]
Earth Day Planned For Florence Florence is gearing up for an Earth Day Celebration. Saturday April 20th along the boardwalk there will be exhibitors and information on how individuals can contribute to a positive effect on our environment. This is the second annual event and organizer Sandy Todd Says a […]
Gas Prices Keep Rising The Oregon average for a price of regular gas has topped the three dollar mark. Oregon has not seen 3 dollars a gallon since last December, but what is causing more trouble for drivers is the local price for gas in Florence has risen close to […]
Trapp To Retire as Lane County Sheriff Lane County Sheriff, Byron Trapp announced yesterday that he will be stepping down from his post and officially retiring as Sheriff. The effective date will be April 16th. Trapp has served as Lane County Sheriff for the last four years and he told […]
Mural Permit Passes 3-2 After three and a half hours of testimony in support and opposition of the proposed mural on the Central Lincoln PUD maintenance building, the city council closed the public portion of the meeting to discuss the options. Last night’s city council meeting began with some recognitions […]
City Hall Meeting At FEC It has the potential of being one of the most contentious meetings in recent years as the city council convenes this evening at 5:30 at the Florence Event Center. The venue was changed from the newly remodeled city hall in anticipation of a large crowd. […]
