City Council Hears From Public on Homeless Shelter An impassioned plea for and against the building of a year round homeless shelter was heard last night. After a presentation of the specifics of the shelter and an explanation of the laws put into effect by city attorney Ross Williamson thirty […]
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Excessive Heat Warning; Fire Evacuation Order; Food Share Garden Tour; Special Meeting of City Council
Excessive Heat Warning An excessive heat warning for the Mapleton area has been issued for the next two days as temperatures are expected to be around 105 degrees for the upriver communities of Mapleton, Swiss Home and Deadwood. The Triangle Lake area is expected to be around 107 degrees. The […]
Dunes City Mayor Resigns; Succession Planned; BLM Increases Restrictions
Dunes City Mayor Resigns A special meeting of the Dunes City Council Wednesday night was called with the scheduled intention of deciding whether or not to ask Dunes City voters their thoughts on whether or not to pursue possible disincorporation. The 90-minute meeting really never resolved that question and appeared […]
One Dead on Yaquina Bridge; Improving Driving Skills; Gas Prices; Oregon Arts Commission
One Dead on Yaquina Bridge Yesterday afternoon in Newport the police had to shut down the historic Yaquina bridge as they responded to a report of a shooting. The report came in just before 1pm and the police have not released many details of how the incident went down, only […]
Blood Donations Needed; Road Work on 126; Peace Harbor Medical Center Receives 5-Star Rating
Blood Donations Needed A severe shortfall in blood donations has been making it difficult for the American Red Cross to keep hospital shelves stocked with “lifesaving” blood products. According to a recent release, they have seen a shortfall of about 25-thousand donations in June and July. Type O blood, both […]
City Council Meeting; New Roof Taking Shape for Siuslaw Middle School; New Life for Dredge Spoils; Pedestrian Operation
City Council Meeting This evening’s Florence City Council meeting will not include an agenda item to discuss the proposed year round homeless shelter that was proposed last Thursday to the City Council. tonight’s meeting will center around a public hearing on a Community Development Block Grant and a second public […]
City Council to hear input on homeless shelter – LCSO cracking down on illegal pot grows – Travel Oregon wants you to “travel with them”
Yesterday’s two and a half hour work session for the Florence City Council on the possible establishment of a full year homeless shelter on the north end of town created a lot of questions for the council. the planned shelter would consist of 21 housing pods and a common area […]
Protest Group Attends City’s Work Session; Dunes City and Westlake Issue; OHA Urges Identity Protection for Those Affected by Breach
Protest Group Attends City’s Work Session A group of Florence residents in opposition to the construction of a year-round homeless facility gathered outside of city hall this morning to show solidarity against the proposed project. The large crowd attended the special work session at 8:30 this morning as city councilors […]
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