Florence Oregon News

LCC President search; New city hall design begins; Eugene woman dies in crash; Murder for hire guilty plea; bienneial budgeting; History of the Hoedads

LCC Presidential search nearing an end Three finalists for the President of Lane Community College were on campus in Eugene last week to meet with the Board of Education, community members and staff.  LCC Board Chair Sharon Stiles says she thinks one of those three could be the one to […]

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  PORTLAND SCHOOLS-RESIGNATION Portland Public Schools chief of staff resigns (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The chief of staff at Portland Public Schools has resigned, leaving another high-level opening in a district trying to make a comeback from a lead crisis. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Amanda Whalen […]

City hall upgrade coming on heels of public works expansion; Women (and men) march; 126 crash claims life; Highway 36 closed by 2nd slide

After a half-century, City Hall to be upgraded Florence City Councilors are expected to sign off on an agreement Monday evening with a Coos Bay architectural firm for design and supervision services of a $1.5-million renovation and expansion of City Hall. Additional costs, including those involved in temporarily locating City […]

Flu epidemic; slide closes highway; State of the City; Relay for Life; Tax Help; City Hall Renovation

High flu volume prompts warnings from health officials Medical officials are calling it a “flu epidemic” and say they have seen a – quote – “significant increase” in positive influenza cases at Peace Harbor Medical Center. Dr. Bob Pelz specializes in infection prevention with PeaceHealth in Oregon.  He says flu […]

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Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment at 6:20 a.m. PST PORTLAND PROTEST-CHARGES Most charges against Portland Trump protesters dropped (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than two months after 120 people were arrested in Portland’s protests against the election of Donald Trump, criminal charges in […]