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State Senator Commitment Leads to Key Role The State Senator serving the Central Oregon Coast, Dick Anderson, played a key role in this year’s legislative session. Early on, he said, lawmakers could see that this year was going to be a challenge because there were new people heading up both […]
National Night Out The City of Florence will welcome community members to the annual National Night Out tomorrow evening at Miller Park. The annual event is to bring the community and local law enforcement together. It is a night of food and entertainment and the Florence Police Department will be […]
97J working on transitional program for developmentally disabled students School board members heard from Mary Jo Vollmer during the public comments section at the beginning of Wednesday’s board meeting. She wanted to “re-open” a complaint she had filed earlier this year related to her son Luke. Vollmer’s son is only […]
The Future of Dunes City pondered… The Dunes City Council is going to hold a special session in two weeks to talk about whether or not to ask voters about possible disincorporation. If they take that step, it could wind up on a ballot in the near future says City […]
Crisis Response Team seeking volunteers A 24-hour, 7-day-a-week crisis response team has been working in our community for nearly five years. The Western Lane Crisis Response Team will respond any time, any day, when called, to help individuals dealing with suicidal thoughts, depression, homelessness, and even to deal with grief. […]
Coordinated Emergency Response Training will be all wet A casual observer of the Siuslaw River tomorrow morning might be alarmed to see a flurry of activity on the water. Not to worry, says Assistant Florence City Manager Megan Messmer. This is just a drill. (messmer-1) “This training was initiated by […]
2023-07-21 S.O.S. gets infusion of funding to aid the homeless. On her first day in office earlier this year, Governor Tina Kotek signed three executive orders declaring an emergency to fight homelessness. One component of those orders included cash for counties in Oregon who are dealing with the issue. (All […]
Cannery Dunes Project Stalled Cannery complex still has life. The Florence planning commission will consider a request to extend the approval of a proposed Senior Assisted Living Facility and accompanying ‘transitional housing” next week. Florence Community Development Director Wendy Farley Campbell said developers of the Cannery Dune project across Highway 101 […]
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