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Car jack attempt foiled; Man killed after walking into traffic; Acupuncture clinic expanding offerings; Gas prices fall; Wyden continues Town Hall Tour; Lane Voters will decide jail levy extension

Mapleton woman evades potential car-jacker A Veneta man had a busy day Tuesday.  Police say 25-year old Trennon Roy Smith was arrested in Florence after a “one man crime wave” in which he stole one car, threatened a woman in Mapleton and several more people in Florence and tried to […]

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  TRUMP-IMMIGRATION-SANCTUARY STATES Red, blue states split over Trump’s ‘sanctuary city’ order SALEM, Ore. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s promised crackdown on “sanctuary cities” has triggered divergent actions from blue and red states: Some are moving to follow his order and others are breaking with the U.S. government to protect […]

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WINTER STORM WATCH-PORTLAND Storm watch issued for Portland area for ice, high winds (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a winter storm watch for the Portland area for Thursday evening into Friday. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports another round of snow […]

State of the City; County bond rating could improve; Snow day adjustments may not be needed; Theives disrupt Lakeside phone service; Blind date with a book.

Mayor recaps the “state of the city” There were no real surprises in Florence Mayor Joe Henry’s annual State of the City address last night. That’s mainly because of one of the items he mentioned during the address to about 125 people in the audience at the Florence Events Center.  […]