More on “Shots Fired” The Lane County Sheriff’s Office released more details about a report of a person firing a weapon inside a house on Rustic Lane north of Florence.  A 9-1-1 call came in shortly after 7 AM Saturday morning that an intoxicated male was shooting a gun inside […]

Mask Mandate Ends The Mask Mandate for hospital settings ended today and hospitals are now at liberty to drop the masks.  Joe Waltasi with PeaceHealth had initially said that they had not decided whether or not to drop the masks in their hospitals, but on Saturday he confirmed that it […]

HB 5019 Signed Into Law Yesterday Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bill 5019 into law.  The bill contains significant policy changes and investments intended to address Oregon’s housing needs. And provides approximately 20 million dollars to expand and strengthen the Oregon Department of Human Services Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program.  The […]

Bank Merger A recent merger of two banks has changed the landscape of Oregon banks.  The merger of Columbia Banking System of Seattle that is headquartered in Tacoma got the official approval for the merger with Umpqua Bank.  It had been in the process for several years with an all […]

Time to Change Your Tires If you have studded tires on your car or truck, you have until the end of the day Friday to have them taken off.  Studded tires are allowed in Oregon between November 1st and March 31st each year.   Galen McGill, the State Maintenance and Operations […]

More on Recent Scams Last week’s revelation that an individual was using the Florence Police non-emergency number and the name of a FPD employee to scam at least one business owner out of thousands of dollars has the police doubling down on the message that law enforcement would never ask […]