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Rite-Aid to Shutter Store; City Council Meeting; School Hears About Fentanyl Woes; Pounding

Rite-Aid to Shutter Store As part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing Rite-Aid has begun the process of shutting down what they are calling underperforming stores.  One of those stores is here in Florence.  Rite-Aid announced that the local store will remain open  until November 29th.  Large blue bins cover […]

Siuslaw River Bridge

Retired Colonel Sets Sights on District 4; STEM Parade; Celebrating the Impact of the Arts; Sheriff’s Office Phone Briefly Down; Business After Hours

Retired Colonel Sets Sights on District 4 This morning a retired Air Force Colonel and long time Oregon resident has thrown her hat in the ring for the 4th district congressional seat.  Monique DeSpain served 30 years in the armed forces serving as a lawyer in the Judge Advocate General’s […]

Collegiate Basketball; Ducks Football

Collegiate Basketball The lady Ducks will be on the court this evening to face Grand Canyon.  The Ducks are off to a 2-0 start.  Tonight’s game will be on the road in Phoenix before returning on Saturday for a matchup against Santa Clara at Matthew Knight Arena. The Lady Beavers […]

Boats on the Port of Siuslaw

Murder Suspects Arrested; Military Jet Training; Ruby Bridges Walk Turnout; Gas Prices; High Rank for Lung Cancer Detection; School Board Meetings

Murder Suspects Arrested Three people were taken into custody in relation to service of a search warrant in the Noti area Monday.  Lt. Ryan Wells with the Lane County Sheriff’s office said the arrests came after a year-long investigation of the death of 37-year old Sean Lee Wilkins of Swisshome […]

Western Lane Ambulance

Preparedness Survey; Natural Grocery Store Planned for Florence; Ruby Bridges Walk; New Dunes City Mayor to be Sworn In

Preparedness Survey The City of Florence and the Western Lane Emergency Operations Group are looking for feedback as they continue to work to provide information about emergency preparedness and potential emergencies that the are might experience.  In order to help them understand the needs and the current state of preparedness […]

Sports: November 13, 2023

Duck Football The Oregon Ducks made easy work of USC on Saturday. Although the Trojans never gave up.  USC scored twice in the 4th quarter to bring them closer, but there was not enough time to topple the Ducks.  Bo Nix threw 4 touchdowns and threw for 412 yards.  Final […]