Governor Explains Mask Order 11 am yesterday morning Governor Kate Brown outlined the new face mask requirements for the entire state of Oregon.  Brown said that the Oregon Health Authority and OSHA are working on specific guidelines that will be shared with the public upon completion.  The Governor also asked […]

Free COVID-19 Testing From 10 am through 1 am today Lane County Public Health will be conducting free COVID-19 testing in Florence.  The event will be held at the Florence Food Share at 2190 Spruce Street.  The testing is open and available to all of the public, but priority will […]

Masks to Be Required Governor Kate Brown says that beginning tomorrow all Oregonians will be required to wear masks when indoors in public spaces.  Brown outlined the specific spaces that are included in the extension of her original order that covered 7 counties experiencing severe outbreaks of the coronavirus.  Basically […]

Boating Rescue This morning around 3:15 the U.S. Coast Guard, Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue and Western Lane Ambulance were called to the South Jetty after reports of a capsized boat came in.  Upon arrival the scene was cluttered with debris and two people were recovered with assistance of the […]

Education Outline Fluid The Oregon Health authority and the Oregon Department of Education in light of the coronavirus pandemic are reviewing policies regarding the reinstitution of classes in the fall.  New guidelines out on Wednesday are being reviewed by Siuslaw School board and staff.  For the past several months staff […]

Cinemas Set To Return As businesses try to find their new normal in the era of COVID-19, one local business that will be reopening has seen a silver lining in clouds.  Michael Falter with City Lights Cinemas has been struggling with the idea of opening in the current situation, but […]

Free COVID-19 Testing Lane County Public Health has announced that it will be offering free COVID-19 testing to rural communities beginning this week.  Their first stop is in Oakridge today, but will begin locally on Saturday with testing at the Mapleton Food Share from 10 am until 12:30 pm.  Testing […]

Complaints of Tainted Water A resident in Tiernan, a community just east of Florence says her and others in their area has had their water tainted by pesticides being sprayed in their area.  Diane Friston says she tried to reach out to the Oregon Department of Forestry, but had no […]