Debt Collection Legislation Consumer advocates in Oregon are praising recently passed legislation they say changes the landscape on debt collection. Senate Bill 1595, known as the Family Financial Protection Act, gained approval from lawmakers during this year’s short session. It provides a number of protections for consumers against debt collection […]

Man Arrested for Mother’s Murder A former resident of the Indian Creek Community has been arrested for murder in Lincoln County.  56 year old Robert B. Poe was arrested on March 12th and charged with Second Degree Murder in the death of his mother 79 year old Judy D. Poe.  […]

Mail Theft Suspects in Custody The Lane County Sheriff’s Office has released information on two suspects that were arrested in connection with mail theft in the Mapleton Area.  Matthew Curtis Berkner Sr. and Daniel Kenneth Frye were arrested in Florence on February 28th on charges unrelated to the mail theft.  […]

Council Affirms Norms Document At the Florence City Council meeting on March 4th the city council reaffirmed their City Council Norms document that promotes a culture of professionalism, respect and transparency within the council.  The council agreed unanimously to continue supporting the document. Mayor Rob Ward said he was proud […]

Rhody Drive Construction Begins Beginning today you are likely to see construction activities begin on Rhododendron Drive between Wildwinds and 35th Street.  According to city officials impact to the public will be minimal this week as crews begin staging for the lengthy process.  This week will mainly be exploring current […]

Chamber Wants Commissioners to Consider Off-Peak West Lane County The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce reached out to its membership yesterday to make them aware that the Lane County Board of Commissioners is currently in deliberation on what to do with a portion of the Transient Lodging Tax funds.  The […]

Rhody Drive Realignment The City of Florence laid out the Rhododendron realignment and improvement project last night at the Florence Events Center.  On hand to describe the project and the potential opportunities the project will encompass was the engineering team of RH2 Engineering and K&E Excavating. Delays and closures will […]

State Money Allocated for Florence Infrastructure Project It still needs the signature of the governor, but the city of Florence will be on the receiving end of 1.9 million dollars of state funding.  Senate Bill 1530 has cleared the House and Senate and it is part of the Governor’s plan […]