Florence Oregon News

250 attend primary care town hall; Water company to go it alone; Lead testing expedited; Mapleton transfer site to close; From the Heart Dentistry; Red Flags fly.

PeaceHealth VP apologizes for shortage About 250 people turned out yesterday afternoon for an hour-long Town Hall meeting about the status of primary care physicians in the community. A panel made up of administrators and managers, led by Senior Vice President Dr. Mark Adams, explained how they are working hard […]

Latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports

AP-NW–Sports Right Now UPDATE/919 OLY-USA WOMENS BASKETBALL-FRANCE With Sue Bird sidelined, USA beats France 86-67 RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) —The U.S. will be playing for a sixth consecutive gold medal in women’s basketball after beating France 86-67, the closest contest of the Rio Games for the Americans. The Phoenix Mercury’s […]

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Red Flag Warnings to fly; Congressional Town Hall overflows; Health Town Hall set for Thursday; Gas prices hold steady; Mapleton lead testing expedited; and… County Commissioners vote to increase garbage dumping fees

Highest Fire Danger of the Year expected Red flag warnings will fly over nearly all of Western Oregon in the next few days as a high pressure system moves over the area bringing the hottest temperatures of the season.  Siuslaw Valley Fire Marshall Sean Barrett says fire danger will rise […]

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AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1211 EUGENE HOMELESS Homeless campers move to new site in Eugene (Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com) EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A group of homeless residents in Eugene who were forced to move from property near the University of Oregon’s football stadium has started moving into their new home. […]

Local elections won’t offer alternatives; Heat watch in effect Friday; Health Care Town Hall; Gas prices hold steady; Historic Jeep in Florence; and Cultural grants available

Local elections won’t offer alternatives Florence and Dunes City voters won’t have any choices to make on the November 8th ballot; at least not when it comes to mayor and city council races. The deadline for filing paperwork to get on the ballot has come and gone.  In Florence, two […]

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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/819 MARINERS-ANGELS Pennington’s triple lifts Angels over Mariners to end skid ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Cliff Pennington hit a go-ahead triple in the eighth inning, Albert Pujols slugged his 22nd home run and the Los Angeles Angels came back twice to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-6 on Tuesday […]