Double expos feature “Healthy Living” You’ll have your choice of two expos Thursday in Florence, each promoting a healthy lifestyle. At the Florence Events Center, the “Good Life, Boomer and Senior Expo” will provide information aimed directly at the senior population in Florence.  Siuslaw News General Manager Jenna Bartlett said […]

How safe are your ballots? Election security has been the subject of much attention in recent weeks.  In Oregon, it falls to the counties to administer elections and make sure it’s secure.  In Lane County, the supervisor is Cheryl Betschart.  She says the system here is isolated. Cheryl Betschart – […]

Mayor measures economic development one job at a time The approval of an annexation request earlier this week by the Florence City Council is just one more step in an ongoing economic development process.  That’s according to Mayor Joe Henry… Joe Henry – “We’ve been working on several fronts really […]

Registration ends… voting begins Voters in Lane County could receive their ballots in the mail as early as Friday.  Lane County Clerk Cheryl Betschart says the registration period ended at midnight Tuesday… that means a record number of ballots will go out in the mail this week.  Cheryl Betschart – […]