Florence Oregon News

Ballots coming back; tsunami signs will multiply; Eco finds a new home; Port dealing with winter debris; County parks smoking ban rejected; Rhody logo selected

Voters are returning ballots… More than 80-percent of Lane County registered voters are expected to return ballots for next week’s general election.  That means election workers are going to have a busy week. As of yesterday, 81-thousand ballots had been returned… that’s right at 33-percent.  That means they could see […]

Latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports

  WARRIORS-TRAIL BLAZERS Curry has 28 points and Warriors beat the Blazers 127-104 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 28 points, 23 in the third quarter alone, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 127-104 on Tuesday night to extend their early season winning streak to […]

Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment

  MISSING PORTLAND STUDENT Search for missing Portland State student suspended (Information from: KOIN-TV, http://www.koin.com/) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have suspended the search for a woman who didn’t return home last week after a night class at Portland State University. KOIN-TV and other news outlets report that 25-year-old Emily […]

Economic development efforts; Trick or treat in Old Town; Plover protections; 12 1/2 gallons of blood; Log booms; Eco stays home

Our Town details Eco Development efforts Economic development efforts over the past two years are likely to begin paying off in the not-so-distant-future according to City of Florence officials.  The effort began in earnest a little under two years ago after Mayor Joe Henry and the current City Council were […]

Latest Oregon news, sports, business and entertainment

  RANCHING STANDOFF-BUNDY Ammon Bundy: “We will continue to stand” (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The leader of a federal wildlife refuge takeover in Oregon says his group will “continue to stand” after he and six others were acquitted last week of charges in the case. […]

On the verge of flu season; halloween safety; fall prevention; plover protections; high school blood drive; upriver town hall

Cover that cough and get that shot It may be a little late in starting, but flu season is underway in the Florence area.  Clinical Manager Linda Shappell with PeaceHealth Medical Group said there have been two confirmed cases treated in Florence in the past couple of weeks.  Influenza can […]