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Storm Ready If you are planning travel over the holiday weekend there could be a lot of delays. Airports are currently experiencing a lot of delays and cancellations with winter storms blanketing much of the U.S. beginning today high winds and icy conditions will come as far west as Mapleton […]
Another Scam Pops Up Yet another scam has come to light for the Florence Community. Florence Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Betting Hannigan says that a docu-sign email has been going around that is purportedly from the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce. Hannigan says that several people have […]
Scammers Target Locals Scammers continue to utilize technology to try to separate you from your money. The latest is by cloning a recognizable number so that you think they are from a legitimate institution. On Friday of last week Oregon Pacific Bank became aware of a scam using their number. […]
Volunteers Lauded An Oregon woman who helps people with their taxes has won a prestigious award for volunteers. A-A-R-P Oregon has awarded the 2022 Andrus Award for Community Service to Kathy Goeddel, a volunteer who has worked with the A-A-R-P Tax-Aide program for three decades. The program helps people with […]
Freezing Temps Lane County is expected to have temperatures that dip below freezing for the weekend opening shelters countywide. Here in Florence the Florence Cold Weather shelter will be open and have shuttle buses running beginning at 5 pm this evening. there are several sites where the shuttle will pick […]
Latest COVID-19 Report Since Lane County Public Health and the Oregon Health authority changed the way it reports the instances of COVID-19, there has been a reduction in known cases. At home testing has increased and those who chose to go unreported or even get tested are dealing privately with […]
Flu On The Rise Flu cases in the state continue to surge earlier in the season than in the past 5 years. The Oregon Health Authority is reporting cases of influenza A are hitting peaks near 5000. The majority of those cases are in the Portland Metro area, but cases […]
City Council Approves Grant Money Last night the Florence city Council approved the acceptance of a grant of $80,000 from Lane County Public health to support upgrades in the Miller Park play ground area. The project itself will be over 200,000 dollars but money has already been received from another […]
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