Affordable Housing Units Dents are being made in the scarcity of affordable housing in Florence with a project well underway on highway 101 near the Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw with continuing efforts to bring even more on line. A separate project that hopes to be underway in the next […]
Florence Oregon News
More on “Shots Fired”; Interact Easter Egg Hunt; City Council Meeting; Rosa’s Reopens
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; Shots Fired; Budget Meeting: Siuslaw School Board; New Farmers Market Location
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 […]
Coast Radio Upgrades; New Culinary Program; ODOT Advisory Council; OHA/Americorps
Coast Radio Upgrades It has been over a year since the process began of upgrading the coverage of Coast Radio along the coast. Along with new transmitters serving KCST 106.9 and KCFM 104.1, a new antenna location atop a 140 foot tower and a move of the 103.1 signal in […]
HB 5019 Signed Into Law; TSP Open House; WLFEA Budget Committee; Arrest in Regional Break-ins
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; Proposal Could Move School Control to State; Walking Study
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; Planning Commission; Children to Receive Additional Food Benefits
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; Better Living Center; ODOT Transportation Plan
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 […]