Volunteers Needed Volunteers are being sought to help prepare and serve lunch three times a week at the Florence Senior and Activity Center. Melisa Andrion says they serve lunch Monday, Wednesday, and Friday each week. “I always need volunteers for kitchen or dining room and also for Meals on Wheels Delivery.” […]
Florence Oregon News
HYAK Expansion; Trail Runs; Lane County Board of Commissioners
HYAK Expansion The expansion of high speed internet in the form of fiber contintues throughout the Siuslaw Region. Hyak CEO Robbie Wright says the latest addition to the network is Mapleton. “so Mapleton has historically been very underserved from an internet perspective and so Mapleton we have the first folks […]
Viking Recognition; College Basketball
Viking Recognition Several Vikings were recognized for their achievements this week in basketball. Chaz Edblom and Gave DeLeon were named to the first team all-league and Michael Felkins was named second team with Justin Allen getting a nod as honorable mention. For the ladies it was Macy McNeil for second […]
Sharpe to Serve as Grand Marshal; After Hours to Highlight Fire House; PeaceHealth Appoints New CFO; Gas Prices; New Gazebo Coming
Sharpe to Serve as Grand Marshal The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that longtime community figure Wayne Sharpe will serve as Grand Marshal for the 118th annual Florence Rhododendron Festival Parade on May 18. Sharpe’s extensive involvement includes hosting Coast Radio’s morning show, covering Siuslaw Vikings sports, and […]
Tuesday 3/4/25 News
Webb Chosen to Serve Two potential candidates for the open seat on the city council failed to get the votes needed to be added to the council. in the first round Vanessa Buss received 2 vote in favor and two votes opposed. Next up councilor Jo Beaudreau proposed Lori Green […]
Search for Boy Continues; OPRD Seeks Input; Councilor Vote for Vacant Seat; Planning Commission
Search for Boy Continues Authorities are actively searching for 2-year-old Dane Paulsen, who disappeared Saturday afternoon from his home near Milepost 21 on Highway 229, north of Siletz, Oregon. Dane was last seen playing in the front yard and is known to be friendly, fearless, and drawn to water and […]
Outage Remnants; Affordable Housing Funding; Gas Prices
Outage Remnants There are still a few outages reported this morning by Central Lincoln PUD, but the majority of the restorations were completed yesterday. All of the Florence area has been restored. 4 active outages were still under repair with one in Mapleton and the other 3 in Seal Rock […]
Wind Contributes to Power Outages; State Chamber Lead; LIbrary Meeting
Wind Contributes to Power Outages Last night’s winds left more than 45 outages across the Florence and Siuslaw area. The outages are affecting more than 645 customers of Central Lincoln PUD. Central Lincoln first reported a transmission breakdown from the Bonneville Power Administration that caused outages north of Florence in […]