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Whitmore Classical Academy is a new charter school set to open this fall in Florence, and it is sparking concerns in the community. Formal complaints have been filed against the school, and the Siuslaw School District superintendent has also raised questions.

To learn more about the issues at hand, KLCC's Rachael McDonald talked with Will Yurman, a University of Oregon Journalism Associate Professor, who reports on the Florence Area for his website, "West of the Tunnel."

A proposed Charter School in Florence raises concerns Whitmore Classical Academy is set to open in fall as a K through 3 charter school.

It’s been almost three years since a proposed solar park in Linn County met fierce pushback from local residents and farmers.

Now, after a long lull, there are signs the plan to install solar panels across more than a thousand acres of prime farmland could take shape.

There’s still no application, but recent meetings with energy regulators suggest the developers intend to move forward before their May 19 deadline.

Some neighbors had hoped the solar company would go away.

A proposed Willamette Valley solar park is still in the mix. Neighbors want to nix it Neighbors hoped the sun was setting on the planned Muddy Creek solar park. Now it seems the company behind it is preparing for a new dawn.