Individual Dies In Police Custody The Lane County Sheriff’s department confirms another death involving Florence Police and an in-custody person.  The incident happened around 7:11 on Friday evening when an unruly individual at Peace Harbor hospital refused requests to leave the facility.  Police were called to the hospital and after […]

Local Option Levy Up For Renewal Voters will have to decide if they want to continue to fund essential school programs on November 7th.  State funding for education has declined another 17 percent and that leaves Siuslaw Schools about 3 million dollars short of what the state considers the Quality […]

Tsunami Awareness Grants The state of Oregon has been awarded $325 Thousand dollars to outfit coastal cities along the Cascadia Subduction Zone with the latest signage and materials to show Tsunami safe zones.  Much of the work that the grant covers has already been done in Florence.  The painting of […]

Fiber Groundbreaking It will rival the fastest internet in the state.  Robbie Wright with Siuslaw Broadband says the arrival of fiber optic internet service will bring 1 gigabyte speeds to homes and 10 gigabyte service to some businesses and at a price that is in line with current internet charges […]

Lane County Copies City Restrictions Lane County has joined the City of Florence in banning plastics and plastic coated containers from its recycling stations in its Florence and Swisshome locations.  Other county recycling operations will not be affected by this change.  The County’s press release says that it is trying […]