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Lane Community College This evening’s Ribbon Cutting at the Lane Community College Florence Campus will officially mark the return of fill time classes at the center. A period of pandemic and reconstruction has held off the return of students to the center. The college’s dean, Russ Pierson says it wont […]
Siuslaw School Board Meeting The Siuslaw School Board will meet this week to discuss and possibly come to a decision on a proposed charter school slated to begin offering classes in the fall of 2024. Backers of the Siuslaw Valley Charter School, which also goes by the name “Whitmore Classical […]
Change to Moderate Fire Level for Some Parts of Siuslaw Forest Burn Season closed last week for Lane County and closes today for Coos County and already the US Forest Service has moved conditions to moderate. This will effect the Siuslaw and Willamette National forests. The risk of fire is […]
Graduation 80 soon-to-be-former students at Siuslaw High School will be celebrated Friday evening during annual commencement exercises. The class of 2023 has four valedictorians, each with the highest possible academic marks. They are Faith Lumadue, Owen Harkelrode, Kyle Hughes and Alexander Goss. There are three Salutatorians, each with the second […]
Siuslaw Awards The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the annual Siuslaw Awards. Each year businesses are awarded in several categories including Excellence in Customer Service, Innovation is Everything, Heart on their Sleeve, Profound Business Award, Bold New Business, Aurora Borealis, and the Stu Johnston Business of […]
New Vehicle for WLFEA Six million dollars have been awarded to fire agencies across the state for wildfire season to fund additional staffing, missing from the list of agencies was Western Lane Fire and EMS Authority. Chief Michael Schick says that is because they also opted for another benefit from […]
Push for Passage of Food Assistance A rally was held in Salem on Thursday to urge passage of a bill that would provide food assistance to Oregonians regardless of their immigration status. Senate Bill 610, known as Food for All Oregonians, would ensure people who are undocumented and excluded from […]
Hoberg’s to Shut Doors Friday will see the end of a family business spanning nearly 8 decades in Florence. Kevin and Shasta McMullen will be closing the doors of Hoberg’s Complete Auto Repair at the end of the day. The couple purchased the business over 30 years ago from Shasta’s […]
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