Candidate Seeking 4th District Seat
4th District Candidate for Congress, Doyle Canning says she is ready to represent all Oregonians.
“We Need a candidate who is standing strong and consistent in progressive values, a dirt road democrat who has support in rural Oregon.”
Canning says she supports efforts in conservation and Climate issues but she says she knows the importance of working together with the logging industry to find consensus. Canning is a graduate from UO Law School and has worked with the United Nations and with Congress.
“There’s real work that we need to do to protect property and to protect lives from the risk of wildfire that is exacerbated by the droughts that we are seeing caused by Climate Change.”
There are 8 democrats vying for the seat in the upcoming primary along with one Republican candidate, Alex Skarlatos.
Increased Police Presence
This Thursday evening will be Cinco De Mayo. It will also be a time when there will be an increased police presence on the streets of Florence. Assistant City Manager Megan Messmer in a press release said the actual enforcement will be from Thursday through Sunday as part of a statewide DUII enforcement campaign that is funded through special funds from Oregon Impact. There will be High visibility enforcement, accomplished by increasing the numbers of Officers on the streets and aggressively seeking out impaired drivers, it is designed to deter people from driving after they have been drinking. The enforcement campaign will repeat for the Memorial Weekend.
COVID-19
COVID-19 cases continue to impact Lane County as last week’s total show 198 more reported cases than the previous week, a rise of 61%. Weekend totals released yesterday showed a 3 day total of 160 cases bringing the daily average of cases to 74. The numbers included a staggering jump in Florence cases with 14 new cases added since Friday (1540). The most for a weekend total in more than 2 months. The state continues to add cases too with 2,043 new cases added. The state is now averaging just under a 1,000 cases per day and hospitalizations are rising with 168 total patients and 29 in ICU beds. Test positivity rates are also nearing 10%
Art Work Sought
The Central Coast Connection is preparing to publish its 2023 directory. The updated publication will release late summer, early fall. They are once again partnering with the Florence Regional Arts Alliance to pick an artist to represent the cover. They are looking for submissions of 2D art that depict life along the central Oregon coast from yachats to Reedsport and from Florence to Deadwood. Artists can submit up to 3 entries and the winner will receive a $500 cash prize and their art on the cover. Submission information can be found at fraaoregon.org. Deadline for submissions is July 15.
