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Chip Seal Projects The City of Florence has two planned projects to complete this week weather dependent. The first is a chip seal of the section of Quince Street that runs between Highway 126 and Highway 101. The road will be closed today during the day and no parking is […]
OPB Online Loan Portal Oregon Pacific Bank is introducing a new way for local businesses to get financing. OPB is offering an online portal for beginning the loan process. OPB President Ron Green says it is a unique way for small businesses to seamlessly apply for loans. “We’re finding that […]
Library District Special Meeting This Friday the Siuslaw Public Library District Board of Directors will hold a special meeting. On the agenda will be a discussion of their free speech policy. The meeting will be at 11am. The board was unable to reach a quorum for their August meeting and […]
Summit to Focus on Coastal Issues Coming up in October the Oregon Coast Visitors Association will be holding its annual end of season summit here in Florence. Travel Lane County’s Andy Vobora says the two day summit will focus on several topics. “People will be able to experience from important […]
Raises Hope to Retain Teachers Over the Summer the Siuslaw School Board approved dynamic raises for the faculty. A move that will have lasting effects. Tomorrow ushers in the official start of classes at Siuslaw and this year teachers will be returning to the classroom, looking forward to increased pay for […]
Food Assistance Deadline Oregon families that are eligible have until Monday to apply for summer food benefits. The Summer E-B-T program provides families with a one-time payment of 120 dollars per child in a household. The program was started during the pandemic and made permanent this year. Most who qualified […]
Park Remodel The City of Florence is working to update and expand some of the parks throughout the city. Beginning this fall the city will expand the area for one of the newest and fastest growing sports, Pickleball. The Rolling Dunes improvement project will increase the current facility at Rolling […]
Hoyle Visits Florence U.S. Representative Val Hoyle was in town this week to look at a couple of projects that are occurring along her district. Here in Florence and Mapleton it is a reinforcement of land along the Siuslaw River to prevent slides that would negatively impact it. A Project […]
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