Author: George Henry

State Clears Way for Full Contact Football; SOS Funds Available; ODOT Work on 101; Case Load Slows; Vaccine Availability; Schools Benefit from Federal Funds

State Clears Way for Full Contact Football While the path to see students return to full time in class instruction has not yet been cleared another battle for the students may be coming to a close.  The fight to play full contact sports.  The Oregon Health Authority cleared the way […]

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Ducks and Beavers in the Desert

The Oregon State Beavers will get their second shot at the Arizona Wildcats this evening in Tucson.  The Wildcats have a 9-3 record at home and the Beavers hope to march in McKale Center and add another loss to their record.  It will be an uphill battle as the beavers […]

Rhododendron Festival Suspended; COVID-19 Cases Easing; Vaccine Distribution; School Board Meeting; Feds Uphold State’s Findings

Rhododendron Festival Suspended The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce has decided that the 114th Rhododendron Festival should be suspended.  Just two weeks after it announced that the annual Rhody Court would not happen the board has made the decision that there are too many variables with the current state of […]

Ducks and Beavers Head to the Desert

The Oregon Duck Men have been at home for almost a month now and will make their first away game tomorrow evening against Arizona State.  The Sun Devils are 6-8 overall and 3-5 in Pac-12 play.  This will be the first meeting for the two teams after a mid January […]

Chamber Suspends Rhododendron Festival

The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that due, in part, to the slow roll out of vaccines and the rapid growth and spread of variants of the coronavirus that it will be suspending the 114th Rhododendron Festival.  Concerns over enforcement of social distancing both for the carnival and […]