Oil Drills Could Be Coming To Coast Conservationist are up in arms at the possibility that bans recently lifted by the trump administration may mean that Oregon waters could soon be home to oil and gas drillers.  The Interior Department is proposing opening up 90 percent of federal waters to […]

Florence Supports “Small Business Revolution” The message from the podium was that we have already won.  Hundreds gathered at the Florence event center for a show of force last night as the host of the reality show “Small Business Revolution” spoke about the spark that ignites fires and brings people […]

Small Business Revolution Show The Internet show, Small Business Revolution rolls into town tomorrow evening.  The shows producers are ready to cast the town that will premiere in its third installment of the series and Florence is its first stop on the list of 10 potential towns.  Over the last […]

Taking a look at the year in review.  The top stories for 2017. 10 She pleaded guilty to trying to hire a hitman to kill her husband. Pamela Jean Gygi of Florence stood before a U.S. District Judge in Eugene in January 2017 and admitted that she had asked a […]

New Taxes Mean New Fees The state of Oregon will need to cover 5.3 billion dollars in funding for transportation needs and it will come in the form of new taxes for the new year.  Some of the most notable changes that will occur is a new 4 cent tax […]

Group Wants to See Showers Reopened A group calling themselves “A Place to Belong” has offered its services to the port of Siuslaw with the hopes of having their showers reopened to the public.  The port had closed it showers to the general public after several instances of vandalism caused […]

Media Shunning Global Warming Topic? With almost a half million acres of charred land across Oregon one watchdog group says that the topic of global warming was one of the least covered stories for 2017.  Lisa Hymas with media matters says with the total amount of devastating weather stories across […]