Noon Forum: Revision Update This Thursday the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce will host city staff for its monthly Lunch and learn. The city will be providing the business community with updates to the revision Florence project and discuss how the project will effect businesses in the area as well […]
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Mural Controversy; Revision Construction; Port Seeks To Employ Seasonal Worker(s); Suspect Not Yet in Custody
Mural Controversy Controversy has arisen over the mural that is proposed for the maintenance building belonging to Central Lincoln PUD. Social Media has been vocal about the project and comments range from approval to strong dislike of the design chosen by the Public Arts Committee, but Florence City Manager, Erin […]
OSP Pursuit Leads To Florence; Rotary Auction; School Board; OCHS Request; Flu Season Not Done
OSP Pursuit Leads To Florence UPDATE: The Oregon State Police have officially released information about a pursuit that ended in Florence on Saturday. Jerry Joseph Strosnider, 39 of Florence Oregon was wanted on a probable cause for a felony assault here in Florence. Strosnider’s vehicle a black Cadillac CTS, was […]
Revision Florence Week One; Boards Move Toward Establishing New IGA; Road Re-opens; Springfield Man Arrested; Job Fair Helps Students
Revision Florence Week One Today marks the end of week one of the Revision Florence Streetscape Project. ODOT and construction crews wasted no time in getting tools in the ground. Traffic was limited to one lane southbound beginning just north of Highway 126 and crews began tearing up sidewalks on […]
Special Meeting of WLAD/SFVR; Drowsy Driving & Daylight Savings; Storm Damage Assessments; Rotary Auction; Senior Abuse Seminar
Special Meeting of WLAD/SFVR This evening at 5:30 the boards of Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue and Western Lane Ambulance District will hold a special meeting at the fire station located at 2625 Highway 101. The boards will consider a resolution to create a third entity as well as consider […]
Boards Choose New Chief; Gas Prices; Watershed Council To Launch New Website; Oregon Could Side With Popular Vote
Boards Choose New Chief The Boards of Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue and Western Lane Ambulance District met Saturday in executive session to discuss the potential hiring of one of the candidates proposed by the Boards and to conduct interviews. After the executive session the boards convened in open session […]
Airport Slated for Temporary Closure; Burn Season; Job Fair
Airport Slated for Temporary Closure Along with several other citywide projects happening in Florence the Florence Municipal Airport will be undertaking a new lighting improvement project that will require the closing of the airport and airport runway during a 10 hour period daily from Monday through Friday. Beginning Monday March […]
Florence Man Arrested For Murder; LCC Back in Session; Shelter to Open Again; Home and Garden Show
Florence Man Arrested For Murder Oregon State Police Forensics was called to the scene of a murder early Saturday morning. The Florence Police Department arrested 61 year old Kevin Cooper after a call of a deceased person came in to the address of 4135 Munsel Creek Drive. The name of […]




