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City Council Meeting The Florence City Council last night looked closely at the ordinances regulating parking and overnight parking within the city limits. They updated several of the aspects related to the issues, including distance a vehicle must move in order to be in compliance with city regulations and the […]
Boys and Girls Club The Boys and Girls Club of Western Lane County is suffering from a decrease in funding from the state, but CEO Vanessa Buss said that while the expected monies were cut back, summer programs went forward, but at a cost. “We were able to get through […]
Three Buttes Fire The Oregon Department of Forestry says there will be no Thursday briefing on the Three Buttes fire. Yesterday afternoon’s update said there have been no significant changes to the fire’s pattern and it has not grown above the 144 acre mark that it has been positioned at […]
Siuslaw News Sold An Oregon-based media company has purchased three western-Oregon weekly newspapers, including the Siuslaw News. The announcement came Friday afternoon from News Media Corporation, which has owned and operated the Siuslaw News since 2,000. The sale was effective September 1st. Country Media, Inc., based in Salem, will also […]
Three Buttes Fire The latest information from the Three Buttes fire is that while there is no containment, there is now significant growth either. The fire is covering about 144 acres according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. Fire crews are working tirelessly to form a barrier around the area […]
Three Buttes Fire Fire crews are preparing land around the Herman Peak Communications site near the Three Buttes Fire. The facility is not currently in danger of being overcome by the fire, but as it is critical for emergency communications officials want to be sure that there is plenty of […]
Chamber Weighs in on Recent County Commissionere Meeting An impassioned President and CEO of the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce, Bettina Hannigan lashed out at the Lane County Commissioners yesterday for what she sees as an agenda to solidify the use of 1.5% of the Transient Room Tax intended for […]
New Process For Business Licensing Business owners in Florence will be introduced to a new process for applying for or renewing their business license. The City of Florence is going to an online business license application and will be offering a free training program at the Florence Events Center on […]
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