Stream Team and the ecosystem
Part II — Teaching students to steward the area’s natural resources
Updated: 1 year ago
Stream Team — Part I
If you’ve gone to Siuslaw, Mapleton or even Reedsport’s Highland elementary schools, chances are you’ve gone on a field trip with Stream Team
Updated: 1 year ago
Homeless — In their own words: Part II
Why they stay, what they wish they could fix and the dangers of being homeless
Updated: 1 year ago
Homeless: In Their Own Words, Part I
A night at the Florence Emergency Cold Weather Shelter
Updated: 1 year ago
Jeopardy, guns and chaos
Behind the scenes of Siuslaw News’ biggest series of 2018
Updated: 1 year ago
2018 Year in Review
Jan. 2, 2019 — A look back through the calendar — The top stories and subjects from 2018
Updated: 1 year ago
‘Chaos’ in the community
The politicization of Florence’s city council election: Part I
Updated: 1 year ago
Of Parks and Pickleball Part I
How to build a rec center in the Siuslaw region
Updated: 1 year ago
Intolerance Part II - This Planet is Ours
A look at the beliefs and practices of white supremacy and how one man found his way out
Updated: 1 year ago
Intolerance Part I — Fourteen Words
A look into the world of white supremacy and its ties to popular culture
Updated: 1 year ago
The right of the people to keep and bear arms: Part V
Part V: Engaging in debate – ‘If people talked with each other, that would save lives’
Updated: 2 years ago
The right of the people to keep and bear arms: Part IV
Pros and cons of gun laws across the world
Updated: 2 years ago
National Child Abuse Prevention Month Part II
Solutions to preventing child abuse
Updated: 2 years ago
The right of the people to keep and bear arms: Part III
Being prepared for gun violence and the weaponization of statistics
Updated: 2 years ago
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Part I
Reconciling the perceptions of child abuse
Updated: 2 years ago
The right of the people to keep and bear arms — Part I
Exploring the arguments, myths of people for and against guns
Updated: 2 years ago
In their own words: Latinos in Siuslaw Part II
Latino residents continue discussion into community, culture
Updated: 2 years ago
It's not just the bees: Plight of the Pollinators Part II
Wasps, flies, butterflies and, surprisingly, bats are essential to the process
Updated: 2 years ago
In their own words: Latinos along the Siuslaw
Latino residents discuss community, culture in 2-part series
Updated: 2 years ago
Sweet as honey: Plight of the Pollinators Part I
Feb. 24, 2017 — Honey festival, Florence Garden Club highlight honeybees
Updated: 2 years ago
Keeping Above Water: Is Coastal Living in Jeopardy? Part IX
Life in the Siuslaw seeks to find ‘its own heartbeat’ amidst economic challenges
Updated: 2 years ago
The business of Marilyn
Photography restoration business The Archives discusses the future of the medium
Updated: 2 years ago
The Volatile Nature of Education: Is Coastal Living in Jeopardy Part VIII
Local education systems struggle with the ups and downs of funding while trying to build the future
Updated: 2 years ago
Restoring Marilyn
Florence's The Archives LLC restores the Milton Greene collection to its original beauty
Updated: 2 years ago
2017 Year in Review
Siuslaw News’ annual Year in Review looks back at some of the Florence area’s top stories from 2017
Updated: 2 years ago
Rising to meet the challenges of economic development — Is coastal living in jeopardy? Part VII
From 2015 and into 2018, Florence pursues development
Updated: 2 years ago
The juggling act of jobs — Is coastal living in jeopardy? Part VI
Businesses large and small struggle with the boom and bust of a tourist economy
Updated: 2 years ago
The economics of volunteerism: Is coastal living in jeopardy? Part V
Volunteers discuss the ins, outs, pros and challenges of philanthropy in Siuslaw
Updated: 2 years ago
Are the kids still alright? Part II
Aug. 26, 2017 — This is the second in a three-part series examining teen alcohol use in Florence.
Updated: 2 years ago
Port of Siuslaw fires Steven Leskin: Parts I and II
Aug. 9, 2017 — The Port Commission’s justification for Leskin’s termination comes from what it says has been a tense relationship that crippled the port committee for the past year.
Updated: 2 years ago
Time to step up — Is coastal living in jeopardy? Part IV
‘People need jobs; jobs need people. And people need a place to live’
Updated: 2 years ago
How we got here — Is coastal living in jeopardy? Part III
Florence is still reeling from the 2008 recession, which contributes to current rental crisis
Updated: 2 years ago
State of housing - Is coastal living in jeopardy? Part II
Nov. 22, 2017 — City of Florence details current struggles, future plans for housing and services
Updated: 2 years ago
SOS - Is coastal living in jeopardy? Part I
Siuslaw Outreach Services shows how the housing, employment crisis in the Siuslaw Region has reached a tipping point
Updated: 2 years ago
‘Do we really want to be a city?’ Parts I and II
Oct. 28, 2017 — Dunes City’s marijuana debate raises questions of the city’s issues, future
Updated: 2 years ago
Beyond labels — Part II
Siuslaw region’s diverse LGBTQ members discuss community, ‘normality’
Updated: 2 years ago
Millennials in Siuslaw — Part III
Oct. 7, 2017 — Millennials search for "hang out" space to meet friends, make relationships
Updated: 2 years ago
Millennials in Siuslaw — Part II
Oct. 4, 2017 — The unique struggles of this cohort
Updated: 2 years ago
Millennials in Siuslaw — Part 1
Sept. 30, 2017 — How do millennials fit into Florence's landscape?
Updated: 2 years ago
A dream that won’t be deferred — Part II
Sept. 16, 2017 — The national debate on DACA hits close to home, even in Florence
Updated: 2 years ago
A dream that won’t be deferred - Part I
Sept. 13, 2017 — DACA debate involves multiple viewpoints, even locally
Updated: 2 years ago
Are the kids still alright? Part III
Aug. 30, 2017 — Community, Healthy Directions seek to curb teen drinking in Florence
Updated: 2 years ago
Are the kids alright? Part I
A 2015 study conducted by the Center for Disease Control found that 33 percent of youth drank alcohol. In the Siuslaw region, that number is even higher.
Updated: 2 years ago
Labels highlight complex topic of ‘Helping’: Part II
July 5, 2017 — Debate continues regarding Helping Hands Coalition and a prominent location on Highway 101 in Florence
Updated: 2 years ago
Issues with ‘Helping’ complicated: Part I
July 1, 2017 — People for and against Helping Hands' new location speak out
Updated: 2 years ago
Desire for Dignity: Part III
(Editor's note: This is the conclusion of a three-part series focusing on Oregon's Death With Dignity Act, and the gaps within the ODDA that many fall through when it comes to those who can make the choice to die and those who can't under the current rule
Updated: 3 years ago
Desire for Dignity: Part II
(Editor's note: This is Part II of a threepart series on Oregon's Death With Dignity Act that began in our Feb. 15 issue. As part of Siuslaw News' examination of the act, Derek Humphry, author of New York Times Bestseller "Final Exit," spoke with reporter
Updated: 3 years ago
Desire for Dignity: Part I
In one of the most famous and enduring dramas ever written, William Shakespeare poses perhaps the fundamental question for each of us, "To be or not to be?" That is the question that Florence resident Bruce Yelle asks himself on a regular basis.
Updated: 3 years ago