Packing to Move It is still in the planning stages, but after the first of the year the city will be vacating its offices in order to prepare for a remodel. This will mean that some services will be relocated temporarily. Already moving to the new public works facility on […]
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Chief Says Security Will Cost; Health Care Change Date Looms; Tax Office To Close
Meeting Security No Longer Free It was initially offered as a courtesy to help control possible volatie situations that may occur, but providing an officer’ s presence to local board meetings has become a challenge to the limited amount of personnel available at the Florence Police Department. For the past […]
Car Thefts Increase in Florence; SVFR On The Front Lines; Stroke Major Killer
Lock Your Car-Take Your Keys The Florence Police Dept. has taken 11 reports of stolen vehicles within the City limits of Florence from late August to today’s date. In 7 of those incidents the keys were left inside the vehicles making the vehicle an easy opportunity for theft. Commander John […]
Net-Neutrality Repeal Protests; Toys For Tots; Fire Rating Improves
Will Net-Neutrality Repeal Effect Rural Oregon? What will repealing net-neutrality rules mean for communities in rural America? Public-interest groups say it could present unique challenges. The Federal Communications Commission will vote next week on chairman Ajit Pai’s proposal to roll back current rules that force internet providers to offer the […]
State To Fight Zinke Recommendations; SVFR Sends Help To So.Cal.; Boating Class; Gas Prices Inch Down
State To Fight Zinke Recommendations Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is calling on the president to reduce the size of Oregon’s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. What that reduction will look like for Cascade-Siskiyou, as well as Nevada’s Gold Butte, isn’t yet clear. It comes on the heels of President Donald Trump’s announcement […]
City Making Lasting Relationships; OPB Grows With Stock Offering; SCOTUS Ruling Could Impact Oregon Law; Driver Hit
To remain a city in motion it must endure change. According to Mayor Joe Henry the forward movement and intergovernmental cooperation that has been established over the past several years is due in part to a renewed commitment to working with the state, the department of transportation and Lane County. […]
PeaceHealth CAO Looks Forward; Sorpoptomists Gather Food; Inmate Dies At Coos County Jail; Coast Guard Families Treated to Holiday Movie
Hawkins Looks Forward At Peace Harbor Medical Center The New CAO of PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center Jason Hawkins, settles in to his position here in Florence. Spending some time with outgoing CAO Rick Yecny. Both men come from a strong background in accounting. Coast Radio News spoke with Hawkins […]
Drugs Still An Issue In Florence; Suspect Eludes Police; City To Seek Grant For Generator
There is a perception that Florence has a growing drug problem but according to the Florence police department they are not seeing a growing trend that many communities are seeing. That doesn’t mean that there isn’t a problem, but chief Tom Turner says the largest problem that the Police department […]