Author: George Henry

Delays Likely East of Walton; Double-Digit Cases Reported Again; DEVNW Updates City on CLT; Weekend COVID-19 Totals

Delays Likely East of Walton Beginning today crews with the Oregon Department of Transportation will be working on a section of Highway 126 that was recently affected by rains.  Just east of Walton a portion of the north side hill slid at between milepost 36 and 36.7 where ODOT had […]

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Local COVID-19 Numbers Surging; OHA/Lane County Change Florence Vaccination Clinic Hours; Junction City Resident to Seek Commissioner Seat; Longtime Community Leader Passes

Local COVID-19 Numbers Surging There were 22 more COVID-19 cases identified in the 97439 zip code on Friday.  Lane County is reporting multilple daily cases for the Florence area and there have been 86 cases reported in the last two weeks.  The total continues to inch towards the 1,000 mark […]

Our Town for January 2022

Greg Wood Discusses First Step – Transitional Housing Efforts: Andy Vbora – Dune Restoration Project Update Dr. Willie Foster – Peace Harbor Covid Update Jodi O’Mara – on Retirement and Cancer Rachel Pearson and Kirk Mlinek – Winter Music Festival Jason Davis Lane County Public Health Cheri Payne – Peace […]

Pharmacy Issues Continue; Weather Advisories; Travel Concerns; 19 Cases in Single Day for Florence; C.R.O.W. Auditions

Pharmacy Issues Continue The Florence area continue to deal with long waits and limited access to their medications as the new year has not resolved the issues with pharmacies.  Peace Harbor Director of Medical Group Operations, Cheri Payne says they are seeing some smoothing out of the issue but there […]