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Election Filing Begins Today Today is the day for residents of Florence to throw their hat in the ring if they are interested in serving on the city council or have a desire to be Mayor of Florence. Currently there are three positions that will be coming up for the […]
Study Shows Potential for River and Stream Carbon Dioxide Increases A new study says that streams and rivers will emit increasing amounts of carbon dioxide as temperatures rise from climate change. Alba Argerich, a former researcher at Oregon State University studied streams near Eugene for this analysis. She says the […]
Athlete of the Year Award The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News, and Coast Radio sports will be announcing the male and female Athletes of the Year at its annual ceremony this Friday evening at Siuslaw High School. There will be a dessert presentation at 6:30 from the Culinary program at […]
ODOT Work Continues The Oregon Department of Transportation is making headway on three crosswalk projects in Florence. No work is expected to be done during memorial day, but overnight crews will be back on the streets. Crews have already begun pouring cement on one side of two of the locations […]
Events Planned For Reedsport A series of events are planned this weekend as Reedsport Salutes in Remembrance honors their veterans. The Memorial Day Weekend events includes a series of festifities according to committee coordinator Jim Wells. “Really our weekend is geared around honoring our Veterans and those that provide a […]
Governor Wants to Include Sole Proprietors in Tax Break A special legislative session called by Governor Kate Brown on Monday gathered lawmakers in an effort to extend a tax break for so-called “pass-through businesses,” or those in which profits go to the owner, who then pays taxes on their income […]
Delays Expected During Sidewalk Construction Construction of three new crosswalks has begun. The Oregon department of transportation has begun excavation of two intersections along highway 101 across from the new Goodwill store at 12th street and between 15th and 16th street and one on highway 126 at redwood. Travelers should […]
City Approves ADU’s It was a full docket for the Florence City Council last night. In what was described by members of the council as a record meeting length coming in at just over three hours the council systematically went through its agenda. One of the most pressing issues was […]
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