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Florence PD Arrest Man Wanted in Florida Florence Police report they arrested a Florida man who had been living in Florence over the past several months. After a traffic stop on Friday night in the 200 block of Nopal Street the driver of the vehicle identified himself as Avery McMullen. […]
DeFazio Announces Retirement Oregon’s longest serving member of Congress Peter DeFazio announced today that he will not be seeking re-election to congress after 36 years representing the 4th district. DeFazio says that it is with humility and gratitude that he makes the announcement and it has been an honor to […]
Air Advisory Not Effecting Florence The National Weather Service has issued an air stagnation advisory for Lane County and is cautioning against outdoor burning, but according to the Lane Regional Air Protection agency the diminished air quality is not occurring in Western Lane County. For the time being the Eugene/Springfield […]
Sirens Ring Through Town Sirens on the streets of Florence on Saturday had many on social media wondering what the emergency was that had a multitude of law enforcement and first responders out. Those that were aware quickly answered that the Siuslaw Viking Football team had returned to town after […]
Pharmacy Dilemma If you have tried to fill a prescription at a local pharmacy you have likely experienced long wait times and varying hours of operations. A situation that is not likely to change anytime soon. Even prior to the sale of, and closing of Bi-Mart pharmacy, staffing issues were […]
Mask Mandate Rescinded The State of Oregon has lifted its mandatory outdoor mask mandate. The discontinuing of masking will apply to large gatherings including sporting events like the OSAA State Championships this Saturday. Oregon recently reached the 70% for vaccinations and governor Brown had said that would be the indicator […]
City Seeks to Fill Vacancies The City of Florence is still recruiting for two available seats. The city’s planning commission is made up of seven member, five of which need to reside within the city limits. The current open position is for one of those seats. The commission reviews and […]
Pounding Success The Shelves at the Florence Food Share are stocked for the holidays thanks to great community support for the 21st annual Pounding. Pounding organizer Cindy Wobbe said the tally on Saturday was 21,427 pounds of food, several thousand dollars in financial donations and a matching dollar for pound […]
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