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Watch for Scams Winds of scams permeating the Florence community have been circulating. It is believed that a person or persons have been representing themselves as associates of businesses in town to solicit advertising. Florence police Chief John Pitcher says there has been no formal complaint lodged, but that it […]
Housing Development Seeking Funding Plans for a new affordable housing development at the site of the former Hans Peterson Field on Quince Street are just that for now, plans. A representative with Homes for Good says they are still in the application process for grant money to assist with the […]
Updating Mitigation Plan Lane County is looking for feedback on its Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan is updated every five years. And looks at potential natural hazards and how to reduce significant impact and minimize long-term risk from such hazards. It is county’s local blueprint to help protect people […]
Marijuana Bust – Lane County A year-long investigation into a large criminal manufacturing and processing enterprise resulted in search warrant services at several locations in the Eugene Springfield area Wednesday. The Lane County Sheriff’s Office, Springfield and Eugene Police,law enforcement from Douglas and Clackamas Counties, as well as FBI and […]
Fire Training A “live fire” training exercise Saturday morning for local firefighters will require a restriction on North Fork Siuslaw Road between milepost 8.6 and 9.8. Travel will be down to just one lane in that area beginning at 9 AM as firefighters with Western Lane Fire and EMS Authority […]
Vikings Win Micah Blankenship pitched 2 innings for the Siuslaw Vikings yesterday against Junction City. It was enough to give the them the win as the Viks put 11 runs across the plate on 7 hits. Zak Noah Dotson got two hits and 4 RBI’s, Jordan Pitcher got a home […]
Backflow Testing The City of Florence is in the process of performing its annual residential back flow testing. Now through the end of the month personnel from Olson LLC will be conducting the testing and will be shutting off water to residences for a brief period to conduct the tests. […]
Local Banks Stable Recent Tech layoffs, Rising interest rates and a lack of diversification of assets led to the crumbling of two major banks on Friday. Signature Bank in New York and Silicon Valley Bank of California were shuttered and assets seized, causing some questions for other banks and whom […]
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