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Homeless Bussing The Florence area has recently seen an increase in the number of “unhoused” or homeless people. Bob Teter with Siuslaw Outreach Services has pinned down a likely cause. “Recently we’re actually seeing other counties bussing in homeless individuals here. We just found out about this recently.” He found […]
Crash Investigation The investigation into a vehicle crash last month that claimed the life of a Florence man is under investigation. 31-year-old Logan Jacob Scott was killed when the car he was driving was stuck broadside by a Ford F250 driven by 24-year-old Ravi Artemus Polini of Fort Bragg, California. […]
First Citizen Nominees As part of the Siuslaw Awards on Friday, July 21st is the announcement of the First Citizen Award that highlights the generosity and commitment of an individual in the Florence Community that has given of themselves to see the community thrive. This year’s nominees are Kim Erickson […]
Planning Commission There is no City Council meeting this evening. The City Council and Planning Commission will meet tomorrow for a joint work session to discuss the Transportation System Plan Project at 5:30. The group will receive a consultation presentation and go over proposed work products and public outreach. The […]
Fire Destroys Iconic Home A fire last night around 6:45 pm required the assistance of Western Lane Fire and EMS Authority as well as ODF. According to Deputy Chief Matt House a home along the west side of Highway 101 at milepost 173 was engulfed in flames and due to […]
Hoyle Visits Coast 4th District Congresswoman Val Hoyle was in Florence yesterday. She stopped in to Coast Radio to talk about some of the concerns that are facing the district and some of the hopes for economic opportunity. She says she is continuing to work for the construction of a […]
Fire Danger: HIGH The Fourth of July is a day of celebration that usually includes fireworks, but as of midnight last night the entirety of Western Lane County moved into a High fire danger. The recent high winds and relative low humidity has placed the danger to a condition where […]
Wildfire Evacuation Starts and Ends (Near Waldport) An example of the dangers of wildfire even along the coast happened yesterday just north of Yachats. Lincoln County sheriff’s office sent 9 units to help evacuate the Wakonda Beach recreation area yesterday afternoon. The Level 3, or go now, evacuation notice was […]
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