Florence Oregon News

Election Results:; Bond for Schools Fails; Oregon to Stay Sanctuary State; STAR Proposal fails; Measure 106:; Siuslaw Celebrates American Education Week

Election Results: Governor Kate Brown will be returning to Salem for another term as last night’s results have revealed that Knute Buehler did not have enough support to bring about a change in the state.  Additionally Peter DeFazio and Caddy McKeown will also continue to serve.  Locally in Florence the […]

Gazebo on the Siuslaw River

Plenty of Land for Use; Officer Receives Lifesaving Award; Final Moments for Election Day

Plenty of Land for Use The Florence City Council unanimously voted to approve an ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan to adopt the buildable lands inventory and housing needs and Economic opportunities analysis.  Planning director Wendy Farley Campbell laid out the analysis showing that within the city and the Urban Growth […]

Siltcoos Lake

ODFW Closes Chinook Fishing Up River; Open Enrollment; Time for Pounding; City Council Meeting

ODFW Closes Chinook Fishing Up River The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued emergency regulation changes for coastal rivers.  ODFW closed Chinook fishing up many of the rivers along the coast due to poor numbers.  Beginning November 1st up river fishing on the Siuslaw has been limited to […]

Ocean Swirls at Sunset

Richardson Warns of Election Misinformation; Studded Tires Cause Road Damage; Cape Perpetua Education Talks; Crude Prices Take a Hit; PTA Fundraiser

Richardson Warns of Election Misinformation Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson has posted a notice that misinformation about Tuesday’s election has been circulating.  According to Richardson, non-official entities are calling voters and telling them that they are not registered to vote or that their voter registration is inactive.  They are […]

Siuslaw River Boardwalk

Florence Woman Pleads Guilty; The Polarizing 105; Last Day to Mail Ballots; Cougar Sighting; Traveling Memorial

Florence Woman Pleads Guilty The Register Guard is reporting that a Florence woman has pleaded guilty in Lane County Circuit Court in the drowning of her infant son.  Angela Louise Davis admitted to falling asleep on the couch while her son, 8 month old Brently Pinnock was left in the […]

Boats on the Port of Siuslaw

Bomb Threat: Hoax; Setting Back Time; Free Rides on Halloween; Lane County: Healthy Employer

Bomb Threat: Hoax According to reports received by Coast Radio early yesterday morning someone posted a bomb threat on the Florence Police Facebook page.  The threat indicated that there was a bomb in the trunk of a corvette housed in the parking garage beneath the Bridgeport Landing Condominiums adjacent to […]