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The Port of Siuslaw has turned within to appoint a temporary manager. Susy Lacer, a former full time office staff member who has been working part time for the past two years will manage the day to day operations for now. Commissioner John Scott said Lacer’s knowledge of the district […]
Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – An apparent mixing error by a worker at the downtown YWCA swimming pool created chlorine gas last night. Portland Fire & Rescue spokesman Paul Corah says there were just five people in the building at the […]
Laura Merz is excited. Merz was recently named the new Director for the Community Chorus of Florence and calls it a – quote – “wonderful privilege”. The group presents an annual Christmas Concert, this year’s is set for December 11th and rehearsals will begin tomorrow night. Merz says she’s already […]
The tragic tale of the only mainland U.S. casualties in World War II due to enemy attack will be told this Saturday in Florence. May 5th, 1945 a church group on a picnic in rural Klamath County encountered a balloon bomb launched by a Japanese submarine off the Oregon Coast. […]
The 12th Florence Relay for Life is in the books, but those books are still open. As of yesterday, according to chairman John Bartlett, the 24-hour American Cancer Society event had raised $78-thousand for cancer research and support, that’s just two-thousand shy of their goal. They’re still collecting pledges and […]
The Florence City Council heard a report last night on complaints about increased noise at the airport. A new company, Apex Heli, established operations here last spring with the intention of using the Florence Municipal Airport as the base of operations. Florence City Manager Bob Willoughby says it’s a good […]
After scoring 68 runs in their previous 8-game road trip the Eugene Emeralds had a hard time getting a single run in their 7-1 loss to the Everett Aqua Sox at PK Park in Eugene last night. The loss dropped the Emeralds to 10-and-10 in the second half of the […]
The Florence City Council will cover a lot of ground this evening when they meet for their only business session of the month. The culmination of 14 months work on an all-new animal control ordinance is one of the items on the agenda. Current regulations allow dogs off leash in […]
