More King Tides This weekend there will be more King Tides to deal with on the coast. Last month’s king tides caught one family in a deadly sneaker wave that took the lives of two small children. This month’s tides are the 8th through the 10th, this Saturday, Sunday and […]
Florence Oregon News
State of the City; Wright Runs for State House; Bus Service to Eugene; Osborne Retires
State of the City It was a good crowd that showed up for last night’s State of the City address and City Expo. Each of the city services outlets were represented including a show of tech and transportation as the public works department along with public safety displayed vehicles used […]
LCSO Names Hot Springs Casualty; Future First Citizens; California Man Arrested in Yachats; School Back in Session
LCSO Names Hot Springs Casualty The Lane County Sheriff’s Department has released the name of the Florence woman that died at Terwilliger Hot Springs on Sunday. 25 year old Kaylee Marie Price of Florence suffered a medical event while visiting the springs. By standers attempted life saving measures until the […]
Mapleton School Closed; Gas Prices; Game of Life; 101 North of Newport Slide
Mapleton School Closed Mapleton Schools will be closed today due to a water main leak. School Superintendent Jodi O’mara says she hope the problem can be fixed in time to resume classes on Thursday. “All after school activities will be cancelled, there is also no preschool, coaches will be contacting […]
Florence Woman Dies at Terwilliger Hot Springs; Walton Man Sentenced; Siuslaw Award Nominees; Oregon Urges Filing
Florence Woman Dies at Terwilliger Hot Springs The Lane County Sheriff’s office is reporting that a 25 year old Florence woman has died at Terwilliger Hot Springs. The cause and manner of her death is being investigated, but early reports say there is no evidence of foul play. Sargeant Carrie […]
DevNw Underway; Weekend Crash Closes 126; No Council Meeting
DevNw Underway The completion of an affordable housing project is expected to be by the fall of this year. On Thursday DEVNW and the City of Florence had a ceremonial ground breaking after over two and a half years of planning. The property located on Airport Road across from the […]
Teacher’s Lounge Makeover; Flu Report; ReVision Florence
Teacher’s Lounge Makeover They call it serve day, a day when all locations of Roby’s furniture and appliance close to work on a project in the community. This past Wednesday the staff at Roby’s was working on giving the faculty lounge at Siuslaw Elementary a new look. Store Manager, Bob […]
Apology Issued; Show and Shine a Go; Coast Guard Issues Alerts
Apology Amid Word Choice The issue of a potential threat against students and staff at Siuslaw middle school has resolved in the expulsion of a student. Individuals that were mentioned in the threat have been notified by school officials and school superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak issued a statement to parents and […]




