Florence Oregon News

Rhododendron Festival Suspended; COVID-19 Cases Easing; Vaccine Distribution; School Board Meeting; Feds Uphold State’s Findings

Rhododendron Festival Suspended The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce has decided that the 114th Rhododendron Festival should be suspended.  Just two weeks after it announced that the annual Rhody Court would not happen the board has made the decision that there are too many variables with the current state of […]

Vaccine Registration Available for Lane County; Florence Numbers for COVID-19 Rise; DEVNW Moving Ahead; Environmental Services Aide Scholarship

Vaccine Registration Available for Lane County Lane County Public Health has opened an online link for individuals to get registered for the coronavirus vaccine.  In less than 24 hours over 10,000 Lane County residents have already filled out the form.  The address for the form is long and Coast Radio […]

Florence Numbers and Vaccine Concerns; Vaccination Goals; Goodwill Fire Info; Weekly Rise in COVID-19 Numbers

Florence Numbers and Vaccine Concerns The Daily number of COVID-19 cases, while slower in the past week still continue to plague Lane County with occasional spikes.  There were another 117 cases reported yesterday for the county and the Florence number is inching towards 150 with a new case yesterday bringing […]

Siuslaw Bridge and Sealion

Dock Fire With Minimal Damage; Vaccine Roll-out to Elderly; Two More Positive COVID-19 Cases in Florence; Food and $$ Needed; New Business Grants For Rural Lane County

Dock Fire With Minimal Damage An early morning fire this morning involving a semi-truck parked at the Florence goodwill had emergency crews on site trying to minimize damages.  Siuslaw Valley Fire and rescue was on the scene at about 6:30 this morning.  According to Chief Michael Schick there was a […]

Sutton Outlet

Annexation Public Hearing; COVID-19 Sites Back Up; Missing Man Located; Shelter Ribbon Cutting

Annexation Public Hearing Last night Florence City Council meeting was dedicated to a public hearing over the potential annexation of property in the northern Florence Urban Growth Boundary.  There was an extensive review of the proposal by Wendy Farley Campbell followed by comments from the developer and from opponents of […]

Sheriff Asking For Help in Missing Man’s Wherabouts; Website Maintenance Causes State and County Fall Behind on COVID-19 Updates; Coastal Fitness Reopens Doors; City Council Meeting; Holiday Decor Winner Announced

Sheriff Asking For Help in Missing Man’s Wherabouts The Lane County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the Florence community’s assistance locating 65 year old Hammond West who was reported missing by a caregiver on January 31, 2021 after he failed to return to his home on Dilley Lane in Eugene from a […]