Florence Oregon News

Spring Beach Cleanup; Teacher of the Year; Tragedy on the beach; Slip off those studs; Vote for the best small town; celebrate 123 at Heceta Lighthouse

SOLV seeks volunteers for Spring Beach Cleanup Every spring, volunteers converge on Oregon beaches to pick up the winter’s accumulation of flotsam and jetsam. The spring 2017 version of the semi-annual beach cleanup is this Saturday from ten am to one pm. SOLV, the Oregon non-profit group that has organized […]

Log kills girl on Bandon beach; Handguns stolen; 911 prank; studded tires; Stolen car recovered; and the rainy season…

Eugene girl dies on Coos County Beach A spring break getaway turned to tragedy Saturday afternoon near Bandon when a log, moved by a strong outgoing tide, rolled over a 14-year old Eugene girl and killed her. Oregon State Police said the girl, Aurora Genai Sheffel, and several friends were […]