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Crash Claims Life of Florence Man An accident on Highway 126 yesterday afternoon claimed the life of a well-known Florence man. Details on the crash have not yet been released by the Oregon State Police, but at about 4:40 PM, a red Ferrari driven by Victor Cianci left the roadway […]
City Council Meets The Florence City Council will hold its first meeting of 2025 this evening, January 6, beginning a new chapter with several key agenda items. The meeting will open with the ceremonial oath of office for Mayor Rob Ward and re-elected councilors Bill Meyer and Sally Wantz. Following […]
New Laws Take Effect The Oregon Legislature approved several bills during the “short” session early in 2024 that took effect this week. Two of them have a direct impact on local school districts. House Bill 4147 allows schools to install cameras on school buses to record when drivers fail to […]
Golf Course Owners Plan Changes The new owners of Florence Golf Links, Tara Bahl and Andrew Arredondo have contracted the Rees Jones Inc., the original course architect to provide input on upcoming improvements on the links. Jones is the son of “legendary” golf course designer Robert Jones and founded his […]
Corporate Transparency Act on Hold Florence businesses, take note of recent updates to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR) requirements. While the filing deadline was initially set for January 1, 2025, recent court decisions have temporarily halted enforcement. On December 23, the U.S. Court of […]
Anonymous Letter Community leaders along Oregon’s coast are speaking out against an anonymous letter encouraging racial profiling of undocumented immigrants. The letter falsely claimed to promote a government-backed “round-up,” urging residents to track and report “brown folks” at churches, stores, and workplaces. Officials, including the Oregon Attorney General and the […]
Tax Season If you’re not looking forward to tax season, there are a few steps you can take as 2024 comes to an end that will make filing your 2025 return easier. Megan Denison with the Oregon Department of Revenue says most people don’t think about their taxes until it’s […]
Scammers At the Holiday The holidays are the busiest time of the year for many people – including scammers. Oregonians lost 136-million dollars to holiday shopping scams last year, according to a new study. Although older people tend to lose higher dollar amounts to a scam, the Federal Trade Commission […]
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