City Readies for Re-Vision When preparing a city for a major construction commitment such as the revision Florence project there are a lot organizational issues working between government agencies.  There are state, federal, county and city agencies to consider when coordinating construction as well as public utilities.  And what makes […]

Prepare For Eclipse It is still more than two months away but the Oregon department of transportation is already cautioning citizens to be prepared for the influx of people that will be arriving in the first state to be able to view the eclipse.  ODOT says the estimated one million […]

Hope for the Salmon Habitat  A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that will give salmon some relief from the pull of suction dredge mining. The practice is used to suck up gold on the riverbeds of former mining sites. Gas-powered, vacuum-like devices do the suctioning. However, […]

RAIN Focuses on Business Matt Hollander is the Public Relations Coordinator with RAIN, the Regional Accelator and Innovation Network which helps entrepreneurs and businesses determine the viability of business ideas. “We are taking companies that have an idea for a business and bringing them to the launch stage.  To see […]

Port Manager on Administrative Leave The Port of Siuslaw called a special meeting to address allegations of unwanted advances of a sexual nature by Port Manager Steve Leskin.  The allegations come from the operators of a business which operates on port property.  Leskin has been put on paid administrative leave […]

Remembering the Fallen “Today we pay tribute to the heroic patriots who made the ultimate sacrifice.  Those who bravely rose up and fought for something greater than themselves.  Protecting a home to which they never returned.” It was a somber day of honoring the soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice […]

Meeting gets a little bristly Senator Ron Wyden visited Florence Yesterday for his 832nd town hall meeting since he was elected to serve.  It was a generally quiet interaction until the subject of the electoral college came up.  Wyden was asked about Daylight Savings Time and the question got a […]

Infrastructure will require an increase in taxes. Our roads, bridges, rail and marine infrastructure is growing old and is now in need of some serious attention according to State Representative Caddy McKeown.  One of the reasons that she has attributed to the lack of action is the lack of funds […]