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First Citizen and Future First Citizen Announced; DFR Retrieves 2 Million Dollars; Onsite air Crash Investigation Completed; Ada Grange Rummage Sale

First Citizen and Future First Citizen Announced Florence honored two outstanding individuals at the 2024 Legacy of Leadership celebration held Monday night at the Florence Events Center. Carol Bennett was named the Florence First Citizen for her decades of volunteer work, including leading the annual Community Christmas Basket Project and […]

Hero’s Welcome for Vets

Community sets welcome home for Honor Flight Vets  A group of three veterans, each with one guardian, from the Florence area will arrive home this afternoon to a hero’s welcome.  The soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines are all veterans of the Vietnam War.  They left town Thursday night for a […]

Local News for Friday, April 25th, 2025

The Community will celebrate once and future first citizens next week…   It’s been a Florence tradition for nearly 60 years.  The community honors an individual who, through their actions and service, has helped improve our town.  Last year’s Florence First Citizen was Jenna Bartlett.  She and several previous honorees […]

Local News for Thursday, April 24th, 2025

Siuslaw School Board Candidates for May Election:   All three positions on the Siuslaw School District Board of Directors up for election next month feature contested races. Long-time director John Barnett, in position 2, has drawn a challenger, Adrian Pullut. Maureen Miltenberger, position 4, is also seeking reelection. She is challenged […]