*Oregon State junior Travis Bazzana has been named the District 9 Player of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), the organization announced Friday. Bazzana, one of five finalists for the NCBWA’s Dick Howser Trophy as player of the year, adds to an already impressive list of […]
Local News
City Survey Released to General Public; Annexation Approved; Child Welfare in Oregon; Moshow the Cat Rapper
City Survey Released to General Public Yesterday the City of Florence began a survey of services and amenities that it would like the public to fill out. The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and covers quality of life, economic impact and recreational and dining questions. Assistant City Manager […]
Sports
PLayoff Run Over for Oregon Schools The Oregon State Beavers and the Oregon Ducks will not be making the trip to Omaha. Yesterday the Beavers were knocked out of the tournament by the University of Kentucky. The beavers only managed 2 runs and both were the result of bases loaded […]
Council Meeting; Planning Commission; Gas Prices
Council Meeting The Florence city council will meet this evening at 5:30 at City Hall. On the agenda is a proposal to annex approximately 2.88 acres of land for a park. The property is currently under the auspices of Lane County. The petition was made on behalf of the county […]
Road Construction Reminder; Ticket Sales to Benefit SOS; Special Library Programs; OCF Fall Grant Cycle
Road Construction Reminder It will be more than a year before the completion of the Rhododendron Drive realignment project is ready for regular traffic, for the time being the travel over the popular stretch of scenic roadway for the Florence area closed to regular traffic. The exception is for those […]
New Cheer Coach For Siuslaw; Baseball Playoffs; More Honors for Bazzana
New Cheer Coach For Siuslaw The Siuslaw High School Cheer Squad has a new head coach. Athletic Director Chris Johnson announced this week that Brit Rainwater assumed the post Thursday. Rainwater has been a Florence resident for seven years and an active member of the “cheer community” for nearly two […]
Ems Future; Bazzana Finalst
Ems Future KVAL news recently reported that the Eugene Emeralds bid for a new stadium is basically dead in the water. Voters rejected a bid to fund the stadium that would have cost nearly $90,000,000. After securing $15 million plus some federal funds the city of Eugene said they did […]
Temporary Road Closure; Commencement Exercises; LCC Summer Camps
Temporary Road Closure The City of Florence will be working on a portion of 21st Street all day today to repair the street’s surface. 21st street will be closed from Highway 101 to Pine Street until 5 pm today. Damage to the street occurred in March when a directional drilling […]




