Fire Dangers There are beginning changes to the weather as the season looks to fall this week, but the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Fire Protection division Chief Mike Shaw says the fire season is far from over.  He says while they are prepared for fire starts the fewer caused human […]

Record Month for Food Share Food insecurity is an issue for many families along the Oregon Coast and here in Florence the Florence Food Share is having a positive impact on that issue.  Florence Food Share Executive Director Colin Morgan says august was a record month for food distribution. “We […]

COVID-19 Update There were only 10 new cases of COVID-19 to report for the Florence area raising the total to 1988 all time for the virus.  This week the Oregon Health Authority began doling out the new vaccines for the BA4 and BA5 strains of the virus.  The Florence Events […]

PeaceHealth Recognized For Excellence PeaceHealth has received an award from the American Heart Association for its comprehensive stroke center.  The award champions hospitals for its ability to provide patients with the most appropriate treatment for stroke.  The Gold Plus Get With the Guidelines award is a nationally recognized award of […]

No “New” Guidelines According to Siuslaw School Board president Bob Sneddon there are no “New” guidelines in effect for school board meetings.  In a release from last week the word “new” in red appeared above the guidelines referring to how public comment can be made at meetings.  Sneddon says it […]

Fire Danger Extreme In the midst of an extreme level fire danger this weekend Western Lane County Fire and Ems had several calls involving the potential for dangerous results.  More than a half dozen calls were related to fire or illegal burning from Friday through yesterday.  Fire danger level is […]

Extreme Fire Level Western Lane Fire and EMS responded to a report of an illegal burning last night south of the bridge just past Resurrection Lutheran Church.  This comes on the heels of a notice released by WLFEA Deputy Chief Matt House stating that Florence has been added to the […]

Search for Mother and Child The Lane County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the community’s help in locating a 34 year old woman from the Florence area. On or about September 3rd or 4th it is believed that Kristin Williams and her 1 and a half year old daughter Skye left […]