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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 […]
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 […]
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