City Survey Released to General Public Yesterday the City of Florence began a survey of services and amenities that it would like the public to fill out.  The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and covers quality of life, economic impact and recreational and dining questions.  Assistant City Manager […]

Council Meeting The Florence city council will meet this evening at 5:30 at City Hall. On the agenda is a proposal to annex approximately 2.88 acres of land for a park.  The property is currently under the auspices of Lane County.  The petition was made on behalf of the county […]

Road Construction Reminder It will be more than a year before the completion of the Rhododendron Drive realignment project is ready for regular traffic, for the time being the travel over the popular stretch of scenic roadway for the Florence area closed to regular traffic.  The exception is for those […]

Temporary Road Closure The City of Florence will be working on a portion of 21st Street all day today to repair the street’s surface.  21st street will be closed from Highway 101 to Pine Street  until 5 pm today. Damage to the street occurred in March when a directional drilling […]

Highway 20 Paving A section of Highway 20 just east of Newport will be experiencing delays. Last night paving of a 5 mile section of the roadway began and the Oregon Department of Transportation is letting drivers know that the area will be down to one lane with delays.  The […]

Guilty Except by Sanity In June of 2023, Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Mapleton after 66-year-old Marsha Quesnell called 911 and stated she had murdered her mother. Upon arrival, deputies found Quesnell’s 85-year-old mother deceased with multiple stab wounds. Quesnell was taken into custody and lodged at the Lane […]

Non-Profit Helps Students A local non-profit with the goal of helping kids who struggle with homelessness and staying in school.  Safe Shelter for Siuslaw Students was formed by a group of concerned residents three years ago with a specific focus. “It was created by three retired educators, myself and Anne Winthrop […]

City Council Meeting With months of work sessions behind them the Florence city Council is ready to bring the information they have gathered to an open meeting.  On Monday the council will hear public comment on the proposed changes to city code surrounding sheltering on public and private property.  The […]