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SVFR Seeks Chaplains Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue is experiencing a shortage in their chaplaincy program. Lori severance is the coordinator for the program and she says that the volunteer position is one that requires someone with a flexible schedule and a set of skills that encompasses many different areas […]
Caregiver Protectors Recognized A-A-R-P Oregon is honoring lawmakers who supported family caregivers during the 2017 Legislative session. Dubbed “Capitol Caregivers,” the legislators were chosen for their efforts to protect older Oregonians. Coming into this year’s session, the organization was concerned that the state’s large budget deficit would put senior services […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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. […]
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