Future First Citizens Announced Six Siuslaw High School Students have been named as nominees for Future First Citizen.  This announcement and selection usually is associated with the annual Siuslaw Awards but instead has been moved up to Rhododendron Festival Weekend.  The Siuslaw Awards will be in July of this year […]

Art Survey A focus on defining the economic impact of the arts in communities across the nation includes Florence.  Harlan Springer is on the Oregon Arts Commission.  He says the last time a study was done in Oregon it showed that nearly 700 million dollars was spent on the arts.  […]

Parking Enforcement With parking spaces soon to be at a premium in Old Town you may see the enforcement for overtime parking return.  Code Enforcement Officer Dan Frazier with the City of Florence says over the past 2 years there has been little focus on parking in old town due […]

Parent Irate with Mapleton School District An incident involving a Mapleton High School Student from back in December has drawn the ire of an estranged parent.  On Social Media a post from Pancho Louie says his son, who is considered a runaway, was playing basketball when he suffered a head […]

Candidate Seeking 4th District Seat 4th District Candidate for Congress, Doyle Canning says she is ready to represent all Oregonians. “We Need a candidate who is standing strong and consistent in progressive values, a dirt road democrat who has support in rural Oregon.” Canning says she supports efforts in conservation […]

City Council Meeting The Florence City Council is scheduled to meet in person this evening at City Hall at 5:30.  The meeting will begin with an introduction of the 2022 Rhododendron Court and an update on the  Florence Senior Center.  There will also be a pair of proclamations presented one […]

Street Eating It will likely not be long until you begin seeing the bright orange blockades on Bay Street.  Applications are available from the City of Florence for restaurants to bolster their seating capacity by filing for a Parking Café permit.  The city approved the measure to allow for restaurants […]

Hunger Woes Continue Hunger continues to be an issue in west Lane County and specifically in the Siuslaw region as the lasting effects of the pandemic affects jobs, cost of goods and availability.  Colin Morgan with the Florence Food Share says the typical number of families that are taking advantage […]