High Wind Watch High winds are expected to whip through the coastal area this evening into tomorrow morning.  The National Weather Service says the potential for winds up to 60 mile per hour can be expected.  Beaches and headlands can expect steady winds from 25 -35 mile per hour with […]

Nurse Burnout Oregon nurses are urging state lawmakers to make hospitals better and safer places to work. With the 2023 legislative session just around the corner, the Oregon Nurses Association is calling for changes that will ensure minimum staffing standards based on patient numbers and accountability for hospitals so that […]

Standoff Ends Peaceably A brief standoff with a possibly armed subject Wednesday at a Florence apartment complex disrupted things for a few hours.  Lane County Sheriff’s Deputies had information that a man wanted by the Oregon State Parole Board was at an apartment at the 43rd Street Apartments.  Deputies also […]

Kiwanis Community Meal The Florence Kiwanis offers its annual thanksgiving meal today with about 750 meals planned for distribution.  This year the meal was noticeably without turkey.  According to the Kiwanis club officials it was mainly due to the amount of turkeys available when planning the meal.  Avian outbreaks this […]

Protecting your Purchases The holiday season comes with a lot of joy, but it can include some heartache if you are not careful.  It can also be a time of increased theft as we shop and get ready for gift givng.  Florence police recommend a few things to do to […]

Shop Small Saturday Saturday is shop small Saturday and while it signifies the beginning of the holiday shopping season in Florence it is the transition from a steady influx of tourism dollars to a reduced revenue stream.  Making the winter months tough for many businesses.  Brian Bernard with Grocery Outlet […]

Pounding – Florence Food Share Saturday’s pounding for the Florence Food Share Raised more than 22,000 pounds of food for the Florence Food Share.  Colin Morgan, Executive Director for the Florence Food Share says this time of year it is critical to have food for the many families that are […]

Winter Heat and Water Help As winter approaches opportunities for families and households that have financial difficulties improves.  Siuslaw Outreach Services will begin taking names for the Low-Incomd Home Energy Assistance Program as well as the Low-Income Home Water Assistance program.  People can sign up beginning December first at 9am.  […]