More Peanut Butter The Annual Ford Peanut Butter Drive culminated with a final push from Johnston Motor Company. On Friday, Brian Johnston with Johnston Motor Company and Lisa Fassler and Brian Barnard of Grocery outlet added to the already generous public donations to the Florence Food Share by donating an […]
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PAC Meeting; Pets in Vehicles; Country Music Event at the FEC; Thompson Receives Tourism Ambassador Award; Graduation
PAC Meeting The Florence Public Arts Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday at 10 am at Florence City Hall. The committee will review several items on their agenda and work on action items for future meetings. The PAC is working on a plan to amend the mural art code […]
IGA Reading Postponed; Upgrades at Port of Siuslaw; Saturation Patrol Numbers; Burn to Learn
IGA Reading Postponed A special meeting scheduled for the boards of Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue and Western Lane Ambulance district is scheduled for Wednesday, June 12 at 6pm at the fire station 2625 Highway 101. The meeting was to include the first reading of Ordinance 01-2019 to adopt a […]
City Plans Block Party; Jeep Show and Shine; Scholarship Awards; Gas Prices Fall
City Plans Block Party The Power of Florence is just over a month away and in conjunction with the volunteer day the City of Florence is planning a community block party on the evening before. July 19th the section of Bay Street between Laurel and the Siuslaw River Bridge will […]
City Approves Budget; ReVision Night Work; ADU’s Could Get Second Wind
City Approves Budget In a unanimous vote last night the Florence City Council approved its biennial budget for the 2019-2021. The new budget will see some increases in fees from public works to administration fees. The fees are adjusted for inflation at the current CPI of 1.3 percent. The operating […]
OYA Youth Escapes; Peanut Butter Drive Concludes; City Council Meeting
OYA Youth Escapes The Oregon Youth Authority reported the escape of a youth that was being held at its facility in Florence. 20 year old Brandon Hansen had recently been transferred to the Florence facility from its MacLaren facility in Woodburn. Hansen was being held since January 2017 for the […]
Elliott Fun Bass Tournament
Saturday and Sunday on Siltcoos Lake the Florence Siuslaw Lions club will hold their 37th Elliott Fun Bass Tournament. Teams of two will hit the lake beginning at 6am at Darlings Resort both days. Weigh ins will be held both afternoons at 2 o’clock. The Elliot Fun Bass Tournament is […]
Free Fishing / Community Chorus / Campfire Safety
Oregon State Parks are offering free fishing this weekend. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will be sponsoring fishing clinics including Saturday morning’s event at Cleawox Lake. The Clinic is free with gear and instruction provided to get young anglers started. From 9 until 2pm you can learn everything from […]