McClure to Take Position With Fire and Ambulance It may have seemed like a foregone conclusion.  The choice for Port Manager, but acting interim manager, Dina Mcclure withdrew her name from the running to accept a position with Western Lane Ambulance District and Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue as Officer […]

Group Hopes to Spread Light on Oil Drilling The Trump administration’s decision to allow drilling off shore continues to raise concerns about the waters off the Oregon coast. The Interior Department is proposing opening up 90 percent of federal waters to oil and gas drilling. The new draft five-year-plan includes […]

Vikings to Move to 3A For Football The Siuslaw will be competing in 3A football next season.  The official word came down yesterday from the OSAA.  This will pit the Vikings against teams that are more closely related in enrollment size and a potentially more competitive environment.  According to Siuslaw […]

Small Business Revolution Skips Florence It was a crowd of about 50 people that lined up in river roasters at 4:15 this morning to hear the announcement of the top 5 cities for the small business revolution.  Mayor Joe Henry along with city council members, business owners and supporters of […]

Central Lincoln to Have Temporary Offices Central Lincoln PUD has been in the process of planning a remodel of their Florence offices for over a year but the project  was tabled after construction costs exceeded the budget that was set.  When the plan went to bid last year there was […]

Siuslaw Awards It was an evening of celebration last night as the Florence area chamber of commerce presented the 11th Annual Siuslaw Awards for excellence in business and philanthropy.  The Stu Johnston Business of the year award went to Tony’s Garage.  The Community Caring award was presented to Banner Bank.  […]

Public Input For Schools A steering committee meeting of the Siuslaw School District is planned for Monday evening.  Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak say the committee will be giving a brief review of their pre bond planning work which will include facility assessments, long term project goals, and a list of bond […]

State of the City Report Mayor Joe Henry in his state of the city speech says that Florence is to be proud of the work accomplished over the past year.  Florence, according to Mayor Henry, has had a hefty agenda of projects that were started and some even accomplished over […]