Florence

After 15 years, a major conservation project near the town of Florence has achieved its goal: connecting a large swath of restored farmland to the Oregon Coast. The Siuslaw Estuary is a 217-acre expanse that’s expected to accommodate the return of salmon, lamprey, shorebirds and native plants as it transforms with the tides.

The Oregon Coast Humane Society said it confirmed two separate incidents of parvo in the Florence area and is urging local and visiting dog owners to take precautions.

Florence-area voters have rejected a bond measure that would’ve funded a new high school for the Siuslaw School District.

Rural Lane County residents say they’re frustrated about public safety: a handful of deputies patrol a sprawling unincorporated area, and there is very little followup when they call. KLCC spoke to several residents of an unincorporated area near Florence, where there's been a rash of burglaries.

The Siuslaw School District in Florence authorized a $139 million bond measure that would fund a new high school on land behind the current middle school. Voters will weigh in on May 19.

Oregon authorities say a dead gray whale washed up on a beach near Florence Thursday morning.

Whitmore Classical Academy is set to open in fall as a K through 3 charter school.

The Florence City Council voted Monday to continue their contract with private automatic license plate company Flock Safety.

Lane County Commissioners approved a $280,000 settlement Tuesday with a Florence woman who sued after falling in a county campground.

Florence City Council will consider later this month whether to continue using automatic license plate cameras from private company Flock Safety.

The city of Florence will hold a townhall style meeting Monday about whether to continue using private company Flock’s automatic license plate reader cameras.

The Oregon Coast Humane Society has bought its Florence property – which it previously rented from the county - for $500. The purchase, which Lane County commissioners unanimously approved Tuesday, is the first step in a planned, long-term expansion.