Completion Date For City Hall Nears The City of Florence is moving closer to occupying the newly remodeled City Hall.  The final walk through with the contractors and the architect happened yesterday.  Megan Messmer with the city says they are now working on the detailed punch list of things to […]

Storm Issues By noon yesterday afternoon Central Lincoln PUD had announced that outages caused by Monday nights storm had been repaired.  The last significant outage on the north side of Mercer Lake had been repaired by 1 pm yesterday.  More severe weather is expected to occur throughout the day today […]

Scammer Alert The Lane County Sheriff’s Department is once again putting out a warning.  Scammers are back on the phones pretending to be a Lieutenant from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office warrants section.  A community member was contacted and asked to return a call to 541-658-7006 extension 13 and received […]

Winds and High Seas Impact Florence Coast Heavy weather fronts along the Oregon coast continue to move inland bringing rain and strong winds.  The U.S. Coast Guard Siuslaw River Station warns that high waves, possibly reaching 30 feet, as well as the possibility of sneaker waves exists through today and […]

Secretary of State Health Update Oregon secretary of State Dennis Richardson says the treatment he is receiving for a small cancerous brain tumor has not kept him down and though he states that some days are difficult he continues to serve the state.  Richardson says the biggest issue with the […]

New Driver License Design The next time you renew your Oregon driver license or identification card you may see a new design with new security features. DMV is rolling out a new card design starting this winter and early 2019.  Your current driver license or ID card will remain valid […]