Accident Sends 2 to Riverbend A report of a motorcycle accident last night at 9:36 pm in Mapleton brought out medics from Western Lane Ambulance.  The accident involved a motorcycle with 2 riders  it occurred near the Mapleton Food and Fuel.  Traffic westbound was blocked as police and emergency vehicles […]

City Council Race Down To Three The field of candidates is down to three.  The Florence City council has two seats available for the November 6th election as well as the Mayors post.  Mayor Joe Henry is unopposed for reelection.  There were originally 5 candidates for city council, but according […]

Fire Financials False Alarm A joint meeting of the SVFR and WLAD boards last night resulted in clarification of what was thought to be a large deficit in the district’s budget.  Independent CPA Cathy Taylor laid out the detail of discrepancy explaining that not all of the receivables and expenditures […]

Increased Patrols This Weekend This weekend the Florence Police department will have increased enforcement patrols along the streets within the city limits.  It is a coordinated effort along with the Lane County Sheriff’s department and the Oregon State Police.  Who are conducting similar patrols along the highways and county roads.  […]

WLAD and SVFR Call Special Meetings Western Lane Ambulance and Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue have issued notices of special meetings.  The boards of each entity will gather to discuss several topics including what to do during the interim as they look for a new director and the state of […]

City Takes a Look At Movies In The Park The City of Florence is looking to bring back movies in the park.  The annual event at Miller Park had to be cancelled when the company supplying the equipment was sold.  But the city, with its new emphasis on Miller Park, […]