Search for Boy Continues Authorities are actively searching for 2-year-old Dane Paulsen, who disappeared Saturday afternoon from his home near Milepost 21 on Highway 229, north of Siletz, Oregon. Dane was last seen playing in the front yard and is known to be friendly, fearless, and drawn to water and […]

Outage Remnants There are still a few outages reported this morning by Central Lincoln PUD, but the majority of the restorations were completed yesterday.  All of the Florence area has been restored.  4 active outages were still under repair with one in Mapleton and the other 3  in Seal Rock […]

Wind Contributes to Power Outages Last night’s winds left more than 45 outages across the Florence and Siuslaw area.  The outages are affecting more than 645 customers of Central Lincoln PUD.  Central Lincoln first reported a transmission breakdown from the Bonneville Power Administration that caused outages north of Florence in […]

Outage Repairs Power was out to the North side of Florence along Highway 101 last night.  From about 5:30 until about 7:10 the stretch from 35th street to north of Fred Meyer was out.  Central Lincoln Pud had 3 trucks working an  outage near the Entrance to 3 Mile Prairie.  […]

Food Backpack for Kids Receives Grant The Food Backpack for Kids program, which provides weekend food supplies to over 131 at-risk students in the Siuslaw and Mapleton school districts, has received a $5,000 grant from the Joseph E. Weston foundation, collaborating with the Oregon Community Foundation. Founded in 2012 after […]

Florence Police Arrest Suspect for Multiple Acts of Vandalism A Florence man is facing multiple charges after allegedly damaging electrical and public property across the city. Florence Police responded to Rolling Dunes Park Sunday afternoon after a Public Works employee reported seeing a man cutting electrical wires. Officers located the […]