RV Couple Claims Harassment A person who refers to himself as a citizen of Florence is saying he is unduly being targeted for parking his RV on the city streets of Florence. Jeff Iak has begun a Facebook campaign and sent letters to the City Council stating that he believes […]
Florence Oregon News
Local Races; Gas Prices; Radio Auction
Local Races Local Races for Florence City Council and Mayor have been set. Two candidates have applied for the position of Mayor. Former councilor Joshua Greene and current city councilor Rob Ward. For the 2 positions that will be available for the Florence City Council there are 4 candidates. Local […]
School Prepares For Return; Water Break Reedsport; Caves Celebration; Garage Sale
School Prepares For Return Siuslaw School Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak says there are no surprises for the new school year. ODE directory Colt Gill recently released guidelines for the upcoming school year, but Grzeskowiak says there was nothing in them that change the way Siuslaw schools will approach the new year. […]
New Report of Scam; Public Arts Committee; FRAA
New Report of Scam The Lane County Sheriff’s department is warning of a new scam involving persons impersonating Sheriff’s office employees. According to Sergeant Tom Speldrich the scammers are identifying themselves either verbally, by text or by email as employees of the Lane County Sheriff’s Office even going so far […]
Skarlatos Visits Florence; Mapleton School Board Revisits Pool; Siuslaw School Board Starts School Year; Reedsport Water Break; Lane County Recognized For Employee Welfare
Skarlatos Visits Florence 4th district congressional candidate Alek Skarlatos visited Florence yesterday on his latest bid to be the next representative from one of the largest districts in Oregon. Skarlatos met with supporters and potential supporters at ICM Restaurant. He spoke with Coast Radio News prior to his luncheon. He […]
COVID-19 Numbers; Scam Warning; Bronco Round-up; Debris Collection
COVID-19 Numbers COVID-19 continues to generate cases for the 97439 zip code. 31 new cases were reported by the Oregon Health Authority for an all time total of 1930 cases for the Florence Area. The OHA is also reporting that the BA-4 and BA-5 variants of the virus are the […]
Airport Grass Fire; Annexation Complete; Robert “Bob” Read; Friends of Florence; Planning Commission Volunteers Needed
Airport Grass Fire Calls came in from around the city including dunes city to report smoke and fire yesterday at about 2:10. A grass fire started at the Florence municipal airport yesterday afternoon during a crack sealing maintenance on the runway and taxiway. A lot of smoke came from the […]
Rods N Rhodies; Sea Lion Caves Celebration; Black and White Recycling Event
Rods N Rhodies September 9th and 10th is the annual Rods N Rhodies car show in old town. Last night at the City Council meeting the council approved the street closure that will affect Bay street from the Nopal and 1st Street intersection to the Siuslaw River Bridge for Saturday […]




