Body of Missing Man Discovered The search for a man missing since October 15th is over.  Lane County Sheriff’s reported yesterday that after an extensive search in the area around where Guy Vernon Knight’s 2021 Jeep was discovered a drone located his body.  Lane County Search and Rescue combed the […]

Storm Issues The Florence area came through this weekend’s first storm fairly well.  Crews from the city as well as Central Lincoln PUD were on alert but there were minimal issues reported.  There was a brief outage last night south of the Siuslaw River Bridge and this morning another outage […]

School Board Resignation Another School Board Member has resigned his post.  Dennis King held position 5 on the Siuslaw School District Board.  King’s term was slated to expire in June of 2023.  No immediate reasons were given for his resignation, but King had not been attending the in-person meetings.  The […]

Vax Rates Declining/Numbers The Oregon Health Authority is reporting that vaccination rates are still steady across the state and they are still being driven by third doses and booster doses.  Primary dose numbers have been decreasing with just 793 reported yesterday and 732 second doses reported.  There were just under […]

Food Share Receives United Way Grant The Florence Food Share has been awarded the Community Investment Grant Award from the United Way of Lane County.  Food Share Director Colin Morgan says the investment in the organization will definitely make a difference for individuals that are still suffering from inequities brought […]

Bi-Mart Case Reinstated An Oregon appeals judge reinstated a discrimination case against Bi-Mart after it determined a Lane County Circuit court judge dismissed the case brought on by Brandy Dalbeck.  Dalbeck in her suit claimed that she was discriminated against because of her age when she tried to by a […]