Florence Oregon News

Siuslaw River Bridge

Volunteers Needed; State to Hire Park Rangers and Assistants; Tossing the Mattress; Siuslaw to Collect Used Electronics

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.” […]

Port of Siuslaw

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 […]

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 […]