Satelite Office to Open The Lane County Land Management Division is opening a satellite office next week at Florence City Hall.  West Lane County Commissioner Ryan Ceniga is happy with the arrangement. “I think it’s a big deal.  We worked hard with land management and Florence, and Erin Reynolds, she’s […]

Fundraiser For Funeral Expenses The late-night crash north of Florence Saturday that claimed the life of 31-year old Logan Scott has left family members and co-workers of the man in shock.  Maranda West, Scott’s boss at Mini-Pet Mart is “reeling”, saying he was loved by everyone who came into contact […]

HB 3414 Not a Concern For Florence Housing Failed House Bill 3414 would have provided monies for cities to expand their building of affordable housing but a late amendment would have allowed cities to expand their urban growth boundaries.  An issue that was not a concern for Florence according to […]

Woman Arrested for Murder On Saturday the Lane County Sheriff’s Office reported that they had arrested a woman and charged her with murder.  65 year old Marsha Quesnell was taken into custody in the 9600 block of Highway 126 near Tiernan.  She had called 911 to report that she had […]

Dunes City Council Meeting The agenda for Wednesday’s Dunes City Council meeting was quickly scrapped and turned into a “listening session” for Mayor Sheldon Meyer and the rest of the council.   City Recorder Jaime Mills was unable to make it that evening and rather than continue the deliberations on revisions […]