Florence News

Summer fun: Sand Master Park provides Oregon's sandboarding heaven. Devotees can receive professional instruction, rent or buy equipment and enjoy an area with no off-road vehicles or other public access.

With only a few bumps along the way, Spokane's Hare family has completed about one-sixth of their biking journey across the U.S. Vern Hare and sons Derek and Luke set out on their cross-country biking trip one week ago; seven days and about 500 miles later they made it into Boise.

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Jonathan Zaworkski, 19, focusing intently on his music, is one of the youngest tuba players in the band.

No more long-distance runaround for Lane County residents on the Oregon Coast: Florence and Mapleton residents now have a local phone number to call to reach county government offices in Eugene.

The Lane County Department of Human Services is holding an informational meeting for Florence residents who wish to contribute towards respite care, emergency shelter, fostering and adopting children Monday, June 13th at 6:00pm at the Florence Convention Center.

H. Neil Fleisher, 73, of Florence, Ore., went home to be with the Lord Jesus on June 19, 2009, due to complications following open heart surgery.

The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a citizens' group has the right to challenge the constitutionality of the governor's agreement to allow a casino in Florence .

The End of the Trail: Florence, Oregon Traveling back into time from out of the tall trees to a coastal village swept aside tall sand dunes lies the town of Florence, Oregon, a place where the Oregon Trail ends and the Pacific ocean begins.

The governor's authority to approve the site for tribal casinos can be challenged under a ruling by the Oregon Supreme Court.

A 46-year-old man was medically evacuated from a cruise ship 40 miles west of Florence, Ore., by the Coast Guard Friday.

If you are still watching NewsSource 16 on analog TV with an antenna, that's about to end.

By Heather Hintze May 28, 2009 FLORENCE, Ore.--A Fifth graders from Siuslaw Elementary School learned the importance of water safety on Thursday.A Troopers from the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division taught students the difference between certain types of life saving devices and which works best during an emergency.

May 21: Making a Difference: Over the past four years, 11-year-old Taylor Graham of Florence, Oregon has raised almost $30,000 to purchase food for the needy through his "Read for the Need" annual book sale.

In a marathon meeting that lasted almost to midnight, The Lane County budget committee finalized a cautious 2009-2010 fiscal year budget last night.

Tuesday approved a 5-year local option levy to fund their public school district.

The Heceta Head lighthouse at Florence, Ore. Story Published: May 20, 2009 at 4:00 AM PDT This is a press release courtesy of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Heceta Head Lighthouse's light will shine again Wednesday after being off more than three months.

FLORENCE, Ore. - The charter boat Taki Tooo sank off Garibaldi. The Sidney Mae II went down off Winchester Bay in 2005.

MONROE, ORE. Damian Telles of The Dalles, Ore. and Jesse Schutte of Florence, Ore.

's smaller schools have been hit especially hard by the recession. Siuslaw School District serves 1349 students in the coastal town of Florence .