Protecting your Purchases The holiday season comes with a lot of joy, but it can include some heartache if you are not careful.  It can also be a time of increased theft as we shop and get ready for gift givng.  Florence police recommend a few things to do to […]

Shop Small Saturday Saturday is shop small Saturday and while it signifies the beginning of the holiday shopping season in Florence it is the transition from a steady influx of tourism dollars to a reduced revenue stream.  Making the winter months tough for many businesses.  Brian Bernard with Grocery Outlet […]

Pounding – Florence Food Share Saturday’s pounding for the Florence Food Share Raised more than 22,000 pounds of food for the Florence Food Share.  Colin Morgan, Executive Director for the Florence Food Share says this time of year it is critical to have food for the many families that are […]

Winter Heat and Water Help As winter approaches opportunities for families and households that have financial difficulties improves.  Siuslaw Outreach Services will begin taking names for the Low-Incomd Home Energy Assistance Program as well as the Low-Income Home Water Assistance program.  People can sign up beginning December first at 9am.  […]

Fentanyl Laced Pills Recreational drug use and experimentation with drugs has been an ongoing problem in communities across the nation, but it has never been more deadly than it has been since the introduction of Fentanyl laced pills.  Cities began to see the effects of the pills back in 2017 […]

Thanksgiving Traveling The holiday roadways are expected to be crowded this Thanksgiving.  According to Marie Dodds with AAA Oregon says about 16% of the population of the United States will hit the roads and airways next week.  That adds up to one of the busiest holiday weeks on record. “This […]

American Legion Speaker The National Commander of the two-million member American Legion will speak in Florence this week. “We’re doing a 50 state tour, promoting a campaign that we just initialized called Be the One, uh, Be The One to Save a Veteran’s Life.” Vincent, “Jim” Troiola (tree-OH-luh), of Windham, […]

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness As the cold weather settles in and some families make plans for the holidays, others are recognizing Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week this week. Hibah Hammad is the University of Oregon chapter chair for the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group, or OSPIRG. She notes that […]