Bag Ban Imminent? It’s coming.  A source close to the subject has said that Florence will likely have a ban on plastic bags in place sometime in the 2019 calendar year.  The Florence Environmental Management Advisory Committee will meet this evening to discus some of the aspects of a ban, […]

Roadkill For Dinner One of the new laws in effect for Oregon in 2019 is the Roadkill law.  Oregonians may now harvest deer and elk that has been killed in roadside accidents.  You are required to have a permit though.  Of course the permits are retroactive and you must submit […]

Body of Missing Florence Man Found The body of missing Florence man Patrick Stapp has been found.  Stapp’s body was located Sunday in Mercer lake.  The 58 year old Stapp had been missing since December 3rd.  Stapp’s vehicle had rolled over on Sutton Lake road and lane county sheriff’s noticed […]

Revision Florence The bids have been returned and the city is ready to move forward with revision Florence.  City Manager Erin Reynolds says the first shovel in the ground should be sometime in February.  The city is currently coordinating with ODOT and the contractor for a timeline of events.  The […]

Move to Hire New Chief On Interim fire chief Steve Abel says the groundwork has been laid for the hiring of a permanent Intergovernmental Agency chief administrator.  A new job description along with some salary grades have been approved by both boards and now the search begins. “The advertising will […]

Completion Date For City Hall Nears The City of Florence is moving closer to occupying the newly remodeled City Hall.  The final walk through with the contractors and the architect happened yesterday.  Megan Messmer with the city says they are now working on the detailed punch list of things to […]