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Names in Fatal Crash Released Oregon State Police have released the name of the individual that died as a result of a head on collision on Tuesday on Highway 126 at milepost 1.6. OSP says a Toyota Rav 4 heading westbound crossed the center line for unknown reasons and struck […]
Fatal Wreck on 126 An accident that resulted in a fatality on Highway 126 at milepost 1.6 near Cushman closed the highway for several hours causing traffic to be diverted. Oregon State Police and Western Lane Fire and EMS responded. The accident was a result of an apparent head on […]
Rhody Drive Construction The city of Florence is continuing the construction on Rhododendron Drive this week and city manager Erin Reynolds says the realignment is in full progress. With Rhododendron Weekend upcoming she says it is important to share the information with others that may be visiting. “Areas where it […]
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive The poundage of food collected on Saturday for the annual mail carriers food drive was a record. According to Patrick Lewis with the Postal service the day was a resounding success with more than 10,650 pounds collected. Lewis said the drive has never surpassed the […]
State Settles Wireless Suit State Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced yesterday that the state has agreed to a settlement with a list of wireless carriers as part of a 50-jurisdiction agreement. The state will receive just under 400,000 dollars from 6 different carriers that were found to have used deceptive […]
Stamp Out Hunger In two days, local letter carriers will be collecting food from local residents as part of their Stamp out Hunger initiative. This year marks the 31st year that the US Postal service has been collecting food. Here in Florence there are more than 500 families that suffer […]
Heceta Beach Road Flooding The underlying cause of flooding on Heceta Beach Road near Rhododendron Drive has not been officially noted, but Public Works Director Mike Miller says they believe it was possibly a beaver dam or some restricting dike that gave way. What he did say is that we […]
Proposed Property Sale At this evening’s Florence City Council Meeting the council will consider a sale of a portion of city property located to the Northwest of the Justice Center on 9th street. The two tax lots make up approximately 1.48 acres. The property has been deemed as surplus property […]
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