OCHS Thrift Store to Reopen The Oregon Coast Humane Society thrift store is set to reopen for the Rhododendron festival this weekend.  The facility was closed last week while the board of directors looked at the staffing in the facility.  The board made the decision to look at the past […]

Enforcement to Beef Up For Rhody Days With Rhododendron festival beginning this weekend the Lane County Sheriff’s department announced that it will be conducting saturation patrols in the Florence area and on highway 126 this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Deputies will be focusing on speed limit enforcement, seat belt compliance, […]

ODOT Announces Highway 101 and 126 Paving In anticipation of heavy traffic for Rhody days the Oregon Department of Transportation has announced that beginning Monday, May 14th they will begin resurfacing areas along highway 101 and highway 126.  The recent utility work in the area, replacing water lines has created […]

Huntington Named Permanent Port Manager David Huntington is officially the new manager of the Port of Siuslaw.  After sitting in as Interim manager of the port the board went into executive session Monday evening to discuss the possibility of hiring for the permanent position.  The board closed the Executive Session […]

Water Bills On the Way They were scheduled to be in your mailbox today, but the city of Florence is still putting finishing touches on their new meter reading capabilities.  A few technical set backs have moved the delivery of your bills to later this week, and possible first of […]

Temporary Closure For OCHS Thrift Store The Oregon Coast Humane Society has announced that it has closed its Thrift Store operations as of yesterday.  The close is a temporary one as the interim Executive Director Barbra Butzer and the new OCHS board evaluate staffing and “relevant” needs of the organization.  […]