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Kinder Kick Off Teachers at Siuslaw Middle School are already gearing up for the fall with their Kinder Kick Off on Thursday May 5th. Crystal Osburn says it a great time to familiarize the young ones with the facility and reduce some of the first day jitters. “Sometimes it’s more […]
Mapleton Schools Near Selection of New Superintendent Search for new school boss in Mapleton nears completion. The Mapleton School Board Wednesday met with their top candidate to take over as Superintendent following the retirement of Jodi O’Mara in June. Board Chair Mary Ellen Mansfield said they are moving forward with […]
Arbor Day Celebration Saturday, April 30th the City of Florence’s EMAC committee will be holding an Arbor Day celebration in Old Town Park. The event will be from 10 am until 1:45 pm it will feature Oregon State University Forester Lauren Grand and Lane County Master Gardener Tom Bettman as […]
Pop Up Vax Clinic Lane County Public Health has teamed up again with the City of Florence to add a Covid vaccination clinic at the Florence Events Center. The “pop-up” clinic will be this Saturday from 10 to 1:30 at the FEC. There is no charge, but it is by […]
Vaccination and Testing Clinic Wednesday Case numbers for COVID-19 have been relatively low along the coast for several weeks with one new case reported (1509) as part of Monday’s daily briefing, but the City of Florence in conjunction with Lane County Public Health continue to offer vaccination and COVID tested […]
Fatal Wreck on 126 Another crash on Highway 126 claims the life of an 18 year old Monroe man. On Sunday Colton Kenneth Rice of Monroe died when the dark blue Honda Civic he was driving collided head on with a silver Toyota Tundra driven by Clint Robison, 33 of […]
Siuslaw High School Threat – Not Credible Yesterday afternoon Florence police Dispatch received a threatening call from someone stating that they were walking toward Siuslaw High School with an explosive device. The individual was heavily accented and gave a description of the school that did not match any facility at […]
Political Signage Rules The Oregon Department of Transportation issued reminders for those posting political signs leading up to the May primary and beyond. If signs are located in right of way of any highway they may be removed without notice. They are also prohibited on trees, utility poles, fence posts […]
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