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Human Trafficking in Florence January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and while the concept of Human Trafficking has been portrayed one way in Hollywood, it doesn’t represent real world issues that affect all of us even in Florence. According to Bob Teter, executive director at Siuslaw Outreach services says human […]
Community College Audit An audit of community colleges in Oregon has implications for the state’s legislative session that started this week. The report from the Secretary of State’s Audit Division in December points to the need for a greater role from the commission that oversees higher education. Head of the […]
Active Shooter Training The Florence Police Department will be conducting an active shooter drill this Saturday on the campus of Siuslaw Middle school. The exercise will begin at 8 am with a walk-through of the facility to familiarize officers with the grounds. According to Sargent Larson they will then begin […]
Vehicle Break-Ins A series of brazen “smash and grab” auto break ins Sunday morning kept police busy, according to Florence Police Chief John Pitcher. “We had three car clouts. Our officers were able to get a vehicle description and then found the vehicle and made the arrest of three suspects […]
Missing Mapleton Man The Lane County Sheriff’s office is looking for an adult white male that has gone missing. 83 year old Clarence Taylor, who goes by Chuck was reported missing yesterday afternoon. Taylor suffers from dementia and is believed to have walked away from his home on Saturday evening. He […]
New Vaccine Research New research has been released by the Centers for Disease Control on the latest bi-valent COVID-19 vaccines. In two recent reports the CDC is saying that the new booster shots are proving to be most effective against severe symptoms and provide significant protection against hospitalization especially in […]
High Winds = Power Outages High winds and rain yesterday were responsible for several power outages in Florence and the surrounding areas. The First was a tree to hit mid town power lines mid morning on highway 101 causing sparks and a small fire that had Western Lane fire and […]
Changing of the Guard It was the changing of the guard at the City Hall last night as the outgoing council held their final meeting as a group. After passing an ordinance that adopts rule changes in the building codes to coincide with Oregon rules, Councilor Woodbury and Mayor Henry […]
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