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PeaceHealth/Peace Harbor to Join in National Vaccine Campaign PeaceHealth/Peace Harbor Hospital is joining a nationwide campaign to get the word out on the importance of getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The push by the Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic is entitled “Get the Vaccine to Save Lives.” Amid the introduction of […]
Infections Tied to Church Gatherings Recent rises in COVID-19 infections can be traced to several places within the immediate Florence area. Jason Davis with Lane County Public Health yesterday says that they have identified the source of 12 cases. Davis says those cases were associated with a local church here […]
School Board Backs HYAK Proposal The Siuslaw School board approved a proposal to extend a letter of credit to local broadband and fiber internet provider HYAK. Recently the federal government allocated 9.2 billion dollars to build up the national digital reach in rural communities, a portion which HYAK will be […]
Lane Could Move to Extreme on Friday COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the state and several counties, including Lane are at risk of returning to Extreme Risk levels without the two week grace period. Governor Kate Brown also canceled the warning week and told Oregonians that if the number […]
Vaccination Clinic to Allow Walk-ins The Florence Events Center will be the site of a mass vaccination clinic today. The event is from 10 am until 7 pm. There were 1000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine available to the public and as of last night there were still about 250 doses […]
Power Issue Causes Casino Closure Three Rivers Casino had to close its doors to gaming and dining yesterday after overnight maintenance on some electrical systems failed to come back on line. Cars were turned away at the entrances during the day. TRC’s Rich Colton said they expected to be back […]
Lane County Officially to Move to High Lane County has officially been moved to the High Risk Category due to current COVID-19 infections. The risk level change will take effect on Friday and run through at least May 6. Lane was one of 6 counties that jumped past the Moderate […]
10 New COVID-19 Cases For Florence The Florence area saw another significant jump in the COVID-19 numbers yesterday as 10 more were added to the list bringing the total to 215. The latest jump is an indication that people are letting down their guard. It is not yet known whether […]
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