Pharmacy Dilemma If you have tried to fill a prescription at a local pharmacy you have likely experienced long wait times and varying hours of operations. A situation that is not likely to change anytime soon.  Even prior to the sale of, and closing of Bi-Mart pharmacy, staffing issues were […]

Mask Mandate Rescinded The State of Oregon has lifted its mandatory outdoor mask mandate.  The discontinuing of masking will apply to large gatherings including sporting events like the OSAA State Championships this Saturday.  Oregon recently reached the 70% for vaccinations and governor Brown had said that would be the indicator […]

City Seeks to Fill Vacancies The City of Florence is still recruiting for two available seats.  The city’s planning commission is made up of seven member, five of which need to reside within the city limits.  The current open position is for one of those seats.  The commission reviews and […]

Pounding Success The Shelves at the Florence Food Share are stocked for the holidays thanks to great community support for the 21st annual Pounding.  Pounding organizer Cindy Wobbe said the tally on Saturday was 21,427 pounds of food, several thousand dollars in financial donations and a matching dollar for pound […]

Chamber Hosts Business After Hours Last night it was business as usual as the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Business After Hours in 21 months.  At one point there was a crowd of about 65 people in large meeting space across from the auditorium at the Florence […]

COVID-19 Cases Reduce Lane County Public Health continues to report reductions in cases of COVID-19.  Yesterday’s report included 56 new cases.  The Oregon Health Authority reported 996 new cases.  Overall the numbers reflect a 12% reduction in cases from the previous week as the OHA reports that the state has […]

Mapleton Water Woes The water is still not flowing in  Mapleton.  Over the past several days the town has been dealing with the results of several major issues involving their water system which began with the damage to the filtration system after the 2020 Sweet Creek Fire.  The area has […]

Mapleton School Closed Due to Water Shortage The water woes plaguing Mapleton have flooded over to the school system in Mapleton.  Mapleton schools announced last night that they would have to cancel schools today including all classes, activities and sporting practices due to a water shortage.  The Mapleton water district […]