Florence Oregon News

Code Updates Continue; Affordable Housing Project to Move Forward; Douglas County Seeking Father/Daughter Whereabouts

Code Updates Continue A joint work session is planned for the City of Florence Planning Commission and the Florence City Council on Monday.  Work continues on the Residential Housing Code Update Project as the city and commission try to review and renew the city code to more modern acceptable practices.  […]

Nova Urgent Care Opening; Free Fishing…; New Reedsport Chief; Yard Debris Disposal

Nova Urgent Care Opening Nova Health at 4480 Highway 101 opens its doors tomorrow to urgent care patients.  The company has been gearing up for several months to provide the service while also providing primary care physicians for local residents.  Clinic Manager Brittany Elliot says the facility is there for […]

Shooting Related to Heroin Theft; Road Closure; Dunes City Advisor Dies; Gas Prices down…Mostly

Shooting Related to Heroin Theft More details have come to light regarding a shooting on July 29th south of Florence.  The suspect in the shooting, Gene Manuel Joseph of Florence was reportedly attempting to recover a large amount heroin that was stolen from him, according to Lane County sheriff’s sergeant […]

Street Striping; DUII Results; Dunes City’s Reichel Passes; STEP Salmon Derby; RG Media Nominations

Street Striping This Thursday and Friday the city of Florence in conjunction with Lane County will begin striping of city streets.  The city reminds drivers to proceed with caution and give workers plenty of room.  Do not pass striping vehicles while they are striping as you can damage your vehicle […]

Florence Oregon Coast

Outage Sparks Concern in Florence; Urgent Care to Open; Miller Park Work Continues

Outage Sparks Concern in Florence A major telecommunications outage in the Portland area had trickle-down effects in Florence.  People on the AT&T network yesterday experienced problems with phone and internet services and even had difficulty texting.  The cause for the outage has not been released and services may still be […]

Mural Dedicated; Arrest in Hit and Run; Cannery Station Begins Clearing; Dunefest Stats from Douglas County Sheriffs

Mural Dedicated Partisan politics were put aside yesterday as the city council came together to dedicate the mural on the Central Lincoln PUD building.  About one hundred spectators came to the event and Mayor Joe Henry recognized the difficulties surrounding the mural saying that there had been stress on both […]

Manhunt Continues; Hit and Run Traffic Accident; National Night Out Well Attended; Gas Prices Still Going Down

Manhunt Continues Lane County Sheriff’s Department is still seeking the man they say shot someone south of Florence on Highway 101.  35 year old Gene Manuel Joseph is still believed to be in the Florence area according to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office.  The shooting occurred on July 29th.  The […]