Covid 19 cases continue to climb in Lane County and in Oregon.
Numbers from the Oregon Health climbed over the weekend with 353 new cases reported Saturday morning and 436 new cases Sunday morning bring the state total cases to 14,579. Lane County reported 20 new cases by Saturday morning bringing the number to 394 in the county, 12 of those in the greater Florence Area. 66 are considered infectious, 1 of those cases is currently hospitalized. To date lane county has conducted over 31 thousand test. While the majority of deaths in the state have been suffered by the elderly in Lane County the highest Covid 19 numbers are 108 infections for ages 21 to 30. 82 ages birth to 20 and 63 cases in the 31 to 40 age group. New numbers are expected out later this morning from Lane County Public Health.
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The Siuslaw School District’s food distribution runs for area students will be altering their routes according to Superintendent of School’s Andy Grzeskowiak. Six pick up locations on all routes have had no student attendance since the beginning of June. The Six locations are the Woahink Lake Parking lot and Canary Road Fire Station 5, the corner of Bay and Juniper Streets, and the FEC overflow parking lots, the Florence Station at Mile Post 11 and at the Florence Police Station parking lot. Students who had previously picked up their deliveries at those locations will now have to call for service. The remainder of the locations will remain the same as before through September 4th.
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The Florence City Council meets this morning at 10:30 for their regularly scheduled video conference work session. Residents may listen and view the meeting through the ‘Go To Webinar’ link found of the City of Florence Website. Today’s work session will include a Covid-19 update and discussion on Commercial, Industrial & Mixed-Use Code Updates.
This evening’s Florence City Council Meeting will be held via the same Video Conference beginning at 5:30 and will include the Florence Chamber of Commerce’s annual report. Action items before the city council will include sign code amendments, the Coastal Highlands Storm water Project, the League of Oregon Cities legislative priorities, an amendment of the tribal policing contract with the Confederated Tribes of coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians and the City of Florence and Florence Police Department.
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Drivers now have the choice to get a Real ID the next time they renew their driver license. The Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles began issuing Real ID-compliant licenses and ID cards to those who meet the federal requirements and bring the required documentation to their DMV appointment. Although a standard license or ID card is still available, some are choosing to get a Real ID-compliant card so that they are prepared for changes to TSA travel requirements next year.
In October 2021, the Transportation Security Administration will begin requiring identification that complies with federal Real ID standards to pass through airport security when boarding a domestic flight.
Getting a Real ID requires an in-person visit a DMV office and presentation of specific documentation before a card can be issued. This means you can’t obtain a Real ID card for the first time by using the DMV website to replace a card. You can make an appointment for a new license or ID card, including Real ID, at online at Oregon DMV dot com slash DMV 2 U