Holiday Travel This Saturday is expected to be one of the busiest days for travel over the Christmas and New Years holiday.  AAA is reporting that 1.4 million Oregonians will be on the roadways visiting family and friends. Vacationing is also a holiday favorite with expectations of interstate travel to […]

Reedsport Pharmacy to Close Reedsport pharmacy is another casualty to befall local businesses.  They announced on Friday that they would be closing on December 29th.  they are not just closing the pharmacy, but the entire store.  They are letting customers know that if they do not transfer medications they will […]

Grants For Fire Safe Areas The Oregon State Fire Marshall is providing funding for a new program for rural Lane County residents who need help in providing a safe space around their homes in case of wildfire.  Up to $4,000 dollars is available to area residents that qualify for the […]

Holiday Travel and Gas Prices Gas prices continue to drop as the Christmas holiday week approaches.  AAA Oregon is reporting a 8 cent drop this past week with the average price in Oregon at $3.91 a gallon for regular.  Here on the coast there has been a significant drop in […]

School Absenteeism Oregon kids are missing a lot of school, and it could have consequences beyond their education. Nearly 40 percent of students missed 16 or more days during the last school year, according to the Oregon Department of Education. While the pandemic exacerbated it, head of the organization Attendance […]

Council Approves Bid The Florence city Council heard from Public Works Director Mike Miller at last night’s meeting.  Miller laid out several projects that the city is planning including the construction and redesign of the portion of Rhododendron drive from Wildwinds to 35th street.  The lowest bid for the project […]

City Council The Florence City Council will meet on this evening at City Hall at 5:30.  Before their meeting they will meet in executive session to discuss the annual evaluation of Erin Reynolds, Florence City Manager.  For their regular meeting the council will consider several agenda  items.  The city will […]

Viking Basketball It was a high scoring game Friday night as the Viking Boys battled with North Valley. The Vikings kept in pace with the Knights, but in the end could not pass them.  Andrew Jensen Norman had 21 for the Vikings with 14 rebounds.  Chaz Edblom  put up 14 […]