Mapleton School Superintendent The new superintendent of Mapleton Schools will be taking on more than just overseeing the district. Sue Wilson will also be taking over the principal spot for the High School and Middle School. Over the summer she has been getting to know the community that she has […]
Florence Oregon News
Old Buildings Mean Business; Former Local Arrested for Wildfire Ignition; COVID-19 Update; Emergency SNAP Benefits to Continue
Old Buildings Mean Business The Sapp family is in the middle of a major remodel of the old playhouse. The building is going to be a full service restaurant with a fine dining room in the basement and a full bar. Quite a transformation from the days when it was […]
Coast Guard City Renewal; Holiday Lights Tickets; Gas Prices; Heat Advisory Extended
Coast Guard City Renewal The City of Florence received word this week that its status as a Coast Guard City has been renewed for another five years. Being a Coast Guard City means the community actively takes steps to make Coast Guard men and women, along with their families, feel […]
Wildfire Mitigation Plans; Scams on the Rise; OPB 2nd Quarter Earnings Released; Heatwave
Wildfire Mitigation Plans Recently filed wildfire mitigation plans outline the steps public utilities will take in the event of a wildfire. Every region across the state including the one serviced by Central Lincoln PUD delivered detailed plans to the Oregon Public utility Commission on June 30th. PUC commissioner Letha Tawney […]
Hospital Staffing; Halibut Expansion; TV Crew Gets Tour of Florence
Hospital Staffing Dr. Dean Sidelinger says hospitals continue to suffer from the effects of COVID-19. The Oregon health officer says it is the virus as well as other diseases that is having an impact of the workforce. An issue that echoes with Peace Harbor CAO Jason Hawkins. Hawkins says they […]
33 COVID-19 Cases; Mapleton Pool Treading Water; Crash Safety
33 COVID-19 Cases There have been 33 more cases reported for the Florence area in just a week since the last Lane County Public health update to the Oregon Health Authority website. That makes the total number of known cases to date at 1833. As reported yesterday there have been […]
Living With COVID; NOVAVAX Approval; Surplus Sale-Reedsport; Gas Prices
Living With COVID With COVID Numbers rising and new variants driving the latest surge, it is something that some health care professionals say we are just going to have to live with. Dr. Willie Foster is the head of the Peace Harbor Emergency Department and he says that while we […]
Road Work; DMV Closure; National Night Out; Doc Talk
Road Work Road work on 9th street finishes up this week as cleanup of the project continues. There is still striping left to be done. This week the City of Florence moves on to two other road projects. Beginning tomorrow portions of the roadway on 10th and 12th street will […]




