County Jail Levy Audit The County received another clean bill of financial accountability as it pertains to the renewed jail levy.  The annual audit performed by Moss Adams LLP returned showing that all funds from the levy have been used appropriately.  Lane County Sheriff Byron Trapp says due diligence has […]

Road Warnings From Lane County Lane County issued a release for weather conditions for today as temperatures were expected to drop into the upper 20’s.  the release warned of black ice and treacherous conditions on county roads.  Temperatures in the Walton area dropped to 27 degrees last night, but here […]

Winter Weather Another Day Siuslaw School district along with Mapleton School District and Reedsport will all begin classes after a two hour delay this morning due to the possibility of icy roads.  Cold weather and icy conditions continue to plague the Florence area.  Overnight an icy mix dropped in the […]

Winter Weather Passes Through Florence Winter has officially made its presence known in Florence.  Overnight the area saw a mix of snow and sleet and rain with no major accumulation.  Roads were slick in some areas for early morning drivers.  The snow is expected to continue through the morning hours […]

Controversy Over Art Project The Florence Urban Renewal Agency met Wednesday to discuss approval the mural project that will be placed on the side of the Central Lincoln PUD building.  The hope, according to the committee, is to have the piece underway in time for Rhody Days so that visitors […]

State of the City Address Last night at the Florence Event Center Mayor Joe Henry outlined the state of the city.  Henry addressed a crowd of several hundred people as he shared the city’s accomplishments over the last year, highlighting progress in economic development and housing as well as infrastructure.  […]

Housing Trends Improve Statistics show Florence is fairing well when it comes to housing growth.  In 2018 Florence added 48 residential housing units and more than 110 units in the past three years.  Per capita that is better than Eugene’s growth.  Florence’s increase was a .55 percent of total housing […]

OPB Releases 2018 Numbers Oregon Pacific Bank released its fourth quarter report and annual earnings.  The bank posted a fourth quarter net income of $508 thousand dollars with a  quarterly loan growth of 22.4 million and a growth of deposits in the amount of 6.5 million.  In addition moving a […]