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Senate race close; House incumbent appears to be returning to Salem For complete and up to date election results:  Statewide and Local One incumbent is headed back to Salem… the other appears to be, but it’s still close. As of early morning, there were fewer than 400 votes separating the […]

It’s go time at the ballot box; city council approves capital refi; sign your ballot; GOP says robocalls were from them; ok to harvest mussels; New website makes it easier to follow election results

It’s go time at the ballot box… It is Election Day and that means people in Florence will be deciding a variety of issues ranging from local to national. On the local front, Western lane Ambulance District is seeking approval of a 45-cents-per-thousand operating levy.  The original levy was approved […]

“uptick” in flu diagnoses at Siuslaw schools; preventing tax foreclosures; check out all the races on the ballot; honoring military families; Robocalls; election website

Help stop the spread of flu… Public health authorities are saying there has been a – quote – “sharp uptick” in the diagnoses of influenza in school aged children in Florence.  Cindy Morgan, the Communicable Disease Supervisor for Lane County, called the increase “especially troubling” and called for everyone to […]