Heatwave Declaration Temperatures over the weekend continued to rise as expected with communities exceeding the predicted highs.  As close as Mapleton individuals were reporting triple digit temperatures as Florence got into the low and mid 80’s around the city.  In an emergency declaration, governor Kate Brown lifted restrictions on swimming […]

Parks Getting Back to Normal As the governor’s deadline for a 70 percent vaccination rate gets closer, and the state readies to open up, we called Honeyman Park Manager Ryan Warren to ask what that means for Florence Parks. State park systems have been a well-used resource during the pandemic […]

City Awaits Funds The City of Florence is still anticipating the arrival of Federal Funds from recent monies allocated to small municipalities and cities by the American Rescue Plan Act.  The city of Florence is planning on approximately 1.8 million dollars in funds from the ARPA and have included the […]

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 […]