Election Results Lane county election results for Siuslaw School District had two contested seats position number 4 was Maureen Miltenberger defeated Brian Lacouture 2173-1996 and position number 6 Kady Sneddon defeated Larry Martindale and Jesse Butler with 2040 votes. Western lane Ambulance board had three seats uncontested with Vanessa Buss, […]
Florence Oregon News
Council Approves Annexations; COVID-19 Update; New Way To Track Vaccination Percentages; Call To Artists – Central Coast Connections; Poker Run
Council Approves Annexations Last night in a lengthy city council meeting the Florence city Council moved forward with its agenda and approved two properties for annexation into the city of Florence. One Property along Rhododendron drive and one property along highway 101 north of Munsel Lake Road. The city also […]
Bay Street Closed Temporarily Saturday; Rhody Run; New COVID-19 Numbers; Friday Vaccination Clinic Results
Bay Street Closed Temporarily Saturday It was a very busy weekend in Florence despite the cancellation of the annual Rhododendron Festival. On Saturday large groups of motorcycles lined Bay Street filling up almost every available space and then around 3pm the Free Souls Motorcycle Group came through town taking up […]
Council Meeting Monday; Rhody Run -Only Rhody Event; COVID-19 Update; Peace Harbor to Offer Vaccines to Public; Change in Masking Regulations
Council Meeting Monday The Florence City Council has a big Monday planned beginning with an Executive session in the morning to consult with legal council followed by a 5:30 evening meeting where they will hear testimony on two annexation requests and consider a request from the two Florence garbage haulers […]
Governor Plans Lift for Risk Level; COVID-19 Cases; Rhody Run; Museum Looking for Docents; Properties Up For Auction
Governor Plans Lift for Risk Level Governor Kate Brown has published her goal of having 70% of Oregonians vaccinated by June. And when that happens Brown says she will lift the Risk based formula for opening county commerce. Brown already announced in a press conference on Tuesday that counties that […]
Meyer to Replace Hickson; Vax Clinic to Include 12+ Age Group; Gas Supply; New Cases for Florence; Plan to Eliminate Risk Levels
Meyer to Replace Hickson There will be a change in leadership at the Siulsaw News. At the end of May, managing editor Ned Hickson will be stepping away from responsibilities from the paper as well as his position at the Cottage Grove Sentinel. Here in Florence Chantelle Meyer will be […]
Vaccination Clinic; Proposed Grant for Residential Rehab; COVID-19 Update
Vaccination Clinic Another vaccination clinic is scheduled for the Florence Events Center this Friday, May 14th the clinic will be from 10 am until 7 pm. Individuals can schedule an appointment for a primary dose or a secondary dose of the Pfizer vaccine. Appointments can be made through lanecounty.org/vaxclinics. While […]
Time to Vote; Construction 9th Street; COVID-19 Update; Weekend Business Benefit from Good Weather
Time to Vote Lane County Voters have just over a week to return the ballots for the May 18th election. Voters are urged to return their ballots as soon as possible to ensure they are counted. There are 20 official drop boxes in Lane County, including the official box in […]




