Be Ready Expo The Be Ready Expo is this Saturday from 10 to 2 at the Florence event center, and this year the focus is again on preparedness, but the amount of preparedness required has been increased after a statewide panel of Emergency responders and State leaders have determined that […]

Gas Prices Slowly Deflate Experts say that the summer driving season has been one of the largest in years and the consumption of gas has increased over 8.5 million barrels in the last month.  Part of that draw down is the result of hurricane evacuees fleeing the impact of Irma.  […]

Revision Florence On Schedule The design phase for the Revision Florence project is in the 90% completion phase.  City Manager Erin Reynolds says that completion of the final 10 percent will come in December.  Currently there is some preliminary work being done: “The City and Urban Renewal and ODOT are […]

Watch Your Credit The state of your credit rating is at risk after Equifax announced its breach that affected about 143 million people.  The numbers are not conclusive nor are they broken down to particular areas, alphabetic groups, or economic ranges.  Ellen Huntingdon with Oregon Pacific Bank told Coast Radio […]

City Faces Housing Issues The housing problems in Florence continue to plague the city as well as the real estate community.  At yesterday’s Noon Chamber Lunch, Wendy Farley Campbell and Steve Earnshaw spoke to the group about the current status of available homes versus viable income.  Saying the need for […]

Governor Proclaims First Responders Week With the many fires burning within the state and resources stressed to the max, Governor Kate Brown has issued a proclamation naming the week of the 24th of September as First Responders Appreciation Week.  The proclamation is in gratitude of all of the state’s first […]

Watershed Council Raising Money for Operating Costs The Siuslaw Watershed Council is having a fundraiser to raise money for operating expenses.  The watershed Council is currently operating it’s projects through grant money that it receives from approximately 30 grants, but Dan Carpenter with the Siuslaw Watershed council says that money […]

School Weighs Construction Options The Siuslaw School Board will hold their monthly meeting tomorrow at 6:30 at the offices on Oak Street.  This month there will be an update on the options for creating new school spaces, whether it be upgrading current classrooms, adding on to current structures or building […]