Volunteers Needed Volunteers plant seeds of kindness and that’s the theme on April 17th for the Florence Area Community Coalition’s annual volunteer recognition celebration.  Monica Kosman says it’s something the F-A-C-C has done for several years. “There are just hundreds of volunteers here in Florence.  And we decided it would […]

Bird Study Scientists at the University of Washington are seeking help from beachgoers in keeping track of seabirds they might come across on the beach.  Jackie Lindsey is the Science Coordinator with the Coastal Observation  and Seabird Survey Team. “You go out to your beach and you’ve ever seen a […]

Listening Sessions Planned A sports physical form at Mapleton Schools became controversial when a teacher asked students to choose the form based on which sex they identified as has become a hot button for many of the parents of the school district. The February school district board meeting was filled […]

Realignment Project Update The work to move the footprint of Rhododendron Drive has begun in earnest.  After a week of exploring utilities and some preliminary clearing, K&E excavating is now in the process of building retaining walls on the east side of the street and continues the work of widening […]

Florence Man Arrested in Assault of a Minor Florence police arrested a man Monday afternoon in the case of a “minor female” that was taken from her home sometime on Saturday.  Most of the family was in bed asleep and two adults were in another part of the home when […]

Ice Storm Cleanup Scheduled for Hwy 36 Work on the cleanup following a severe ice storm in January is still going on.  Efforts on Highway 36 between Mapleton and Junction City have been making headway, but over the next two weeks travelers in the Deadwood area should expect delays and […]

Latest Covid With the decrease in COVID-19 cases since the end of the pandemic the virus has not gotten the attention it did when everyone was paying attention to it.  Cases over the months have decreased with spikes coming at various times.  A spike in September and one in December […]

Food Backpacks for Kids As we slowly move towards summer we are reminded of the struggles some families have keeping their children fed when school is out, but many children struggle throughout the school year too.  Food Backpacks for Kids is a program that provides students prepackaged meals that they […]