Florence

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.

The former director of the Oregon Coast Military Museum in Florence has been sentenced to five years probation for the sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl.

A Lane County Sheriff’s deputy fired at a suspect Thursday night who police say was trying to run over another deputy with his pickup truck.

Lane County is looking to open a new clinic in Florence to help treat opioid addiction.

The funds, from a state payroll tax, will allow the agency to improve neighborhood bus service and modernize bikeshare.

Lane County has installed a six-foot-wide temporary path at Heceta Beach that connects the parking area to the beach. It’s part of an effort to make the coast more accessible.

A Yachats developer has completed a $10.9 million affordable rental housing project in Florence and has plans on the drawing board for two more projects totaling $22 million.

Corinne McElroy was pulled from the cold ocean waters with the help of bystanders- one of whom remains a mystery.

The Florence Senior Meals Program is reopening Dec. 4. The Springfield meal site will re-open in January and Coburg will re-open in February. The sites closed during the pandemic.

Florence has become the seventh Oregon location where an all-terrain track chair will be available for people with mobility challenges to use at no cost.

Siuslaw School District in Florence is asking voters to renew its five-year levy in next month’s election.

A whale of an explosion from 1970 still echoes through Oregon history and culture. This time, it’s been through a curious baseball promotion that culminates this weekend.