Arbor Day Celebration Saturday, April 30th the City of Florence’s EMAC committee will be holding an Arbor Day celebration in Old Town Park.  The event will be from 10 am until 1:45 pm it will feature Oregon State University Forester Lauren Grand and Lane County Master Gardener Tom Bettman as […]

Pop Up Vax Clinic Lane County Public Health has teamed up again with the City of Florence to add a Covid vaccination clinic at the Florence Events Center.  The “pop-up” clinic will be this Saturday from 10 to 1:30 at the FEC.  There is no charge, but it is by […]

Fatal Wreck on 126 Another crash on Highway 126 claims the life of an 18 year old Monroe man.  On Sunday Colton Kenneth Rice of Monroe died when the dark blue Honda Civic he was driving collided head on with a silver Toyota Tundra driven by Clint Robison, 33 of […]

Siuslaw High School Threat – Not Credible Yesterday afternoon Florence police Dispatch received a threatening call from someone stating that they were walking toward Siuslaw High School with an explosive device.  The individual was heavily accented and gave a description of the school that did not match any facility at […]

Political Signage Rules The Oregon Department of Transportation issued reminders for those posting political signs leading up to the May primary and beyond.  If signs are located in right of way of any highway they may be removed without notice.  They are also prohibited on trees, utility poles, fence posts […]

City Sells Parcel to Developer The Florence City Council on Monday approved the sale of a parcel of land that it had reacquired north of Munsel Lake Road off of Spruce Street.  The 7.61 acre parcel was returned to the city in 2019 as the city was a lien holder.   […]

Funny Money It may or may not make its way to Florence but the Newport police are reporting that a vehicle break in last week resulted in a million dollars in fake movie money was stolen from a vehicle.  The money is clearly marked movie money and copy, but the […]