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Real Estate Market in Balance

15 January 2015 Area Real Estate Market balanced and rebounding 2014 proved to be one of the best real estate years in Florence since well before the recession. Tawfik Ahdab, a residential property appraiser and tabulator of statistics related to happenings in the local real estate world, said there were […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 01/15/2015 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/237 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Lawyers for a man convicted of planting a bomb that killed two Oregon police officers in 2008 are seeking to overturn the verdict. The Oregonian reports that attorneys for Bruce […]

NW Sports from the AP

Date: 01/15/2015 04:59 AM AP-NW–SportsMinute/270 Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press UNDATED (AP) – Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota (mar-ee-OH’-tah) says he’s giving up his senior year at Oregon to enter the NFL draft. The Ducks quarterback Mariota claimed every major post-season […]

1st Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 01/15/2015 03:59 AM AP-OR–1st NewsMinute/265 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s Democratic legislative leaders are proposing a nearly $600 million increase in funding for primary and secondary schools during the next two-year budget cycle. The budget would allocate $330 million […]

City Finance Director Offered Manager’s Spot

14 January 2015 Search for City Manager goes within Florence’s Finance Director, Erin Reynolds, has emerged as the probable next City Manager. Reynolds was interviewed by the full City Council last night. She spent an hour and 15 minutes answering questions and presenting thoughts about her ability to step up […]

2nd Oregon News Minute from the AP

Date: 01/14/2015 09:29 AM AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/230 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Police say a man was found dead early today in a water feature outside a condo building in Portland’s Pearl District. The man has been preliminarily identified as a 19-year-old. […]