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City Council Meeting The Florence City Council will meet on Monday and on the agenda is the newly developed Transportation System Plan. The city has been working on updating the plan since it entered into an agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation in 2022. The updated plan includes input […]
School Bus Accident No students were harmed yesterday morning after what officials are calling a minor accident. A Siuslaw School Bus was preparing to turn on to 27th street from Highway 101 when it was sideswiped by a passenger car. The car crossed lanes and hit the rear tire of […]
National Public Lands Day This Saturday will mark the 30th annual National Public Lands Day. It’s billed as the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event for public lands. Federally managed properties in Western Oregon will be hosting a variety of activities this weekend. There are none slated for the immediate Florence […]
Three Buttes Fire Update Firefighters worked diligently over the weekend securing and patrolling the area surrounding the Three Buttes Fire 11 miles northeast of Florence. The fire is now reduced to 119 acres and is 27% contained. Fire managers says they are confident that the fire will not spread beyond […]
Transportation Committee The City of Florence Transportation committee will meet tomorrow evening with one action item on the agenda. The committee will discuss compact car parking standards. The issue could potentially be updated in the city code following the discussion. There is currently no specific wording that standardizes compact car […]
Three Buttes Fire The Three Buttes fire 11 miles northeast of Florence is still burning,but fire officials fromt the US Forest Service says that firefighters are having success containing the lightning caused fire. The size if the area has reduced to 117 acres from 144 and the fire is considered […]
Three Buttes Fire As the month of September progresses the danger for fire continues to decrease with the level being at moderate now. But warm dry temperatures expected over the next several days could cause the danger to rise again. As of this morning there was no new update on […]
Assisted Living Week This week is national assisted living week, highlighting the hard work put in to help older people and people living with disabilities. Many Oregonians hope to stay in their homes as that age, but that often requires long term care. Stacy Larsen is with A-A-R-P Oregon. “Oregon […]
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