City Hears About Wind Generators Just weeks after Oregon State Announced it would begin work on a wave testing facility north of Florence, The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the State of Oregon announced their own wind planning efforts.  Andy Lanier, Marine Affairs Coordinator with the Oregon Department […]

Council Passes Agenda At last night’s City Council meeting the Florence City Council passed all considered action items unanimously except for Ordinance No. 11 Series 2021 which passed 4-1 with counselor Maggie Wisniewski being the dissenting vote.  Ordinance 11 extends the previously approved land use decisions for a year due […]

Shooter Ends In Milaukee, Wisconsin Friday’s shooter of two people in North Bend and a hit and run that left one person dead and a woman seriously injured managed to make his was to Milwaukee Wisconsin.  Oen Evan Nicholson managed to make it to the Poodle Creek area on highway […]

Students Need Training Behind the Wheel Conflicting information is out regarding the safety of Oregon’s teen drivers. One company, working to promote its software, says that Oregon ranks 11 in the nation for most teens involved in fatal crash deaths per capita. The American Automobile Association of America (AAA), however, […]

School Board to Welcome New as Two Retire At the end of this month two long term Siuslaw School District board members will retire.  June 30th signifies the date when Suzanne Mann-Heintz and Paul Burns will turn over their seats.  Board Chair Bob Sneddon says both have been an inspiration […]

Burn Season Ends The spring burning season is over. It is illegal to burn yard debris during the closed season and violations are subject to fines of 50 to 2,500 dollars. The Lane County Fire Defense Board will decide whether or not to reopen for the fall burning season on […]