Florence Oregon News

Students to Return To Campus; HYAK Gets 1.6 Million for Rural Development; Low COVID-19 Count for Lane County; Successful Vaccination Clinic

Students to Return To Campus Siuslaw Middle School and Siuslaw High School will transition to on-campus instruction beginning Monday, March 8th.  In a release yesterday Siuslaw Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak described the move.  Each School will have live instruction phases in the morning for about half of the students and the […]

Second Vaccination Clinic; Low Case Number for COVID-19; Variant in Douglas County; Gas Prices Continue Upward

Second Vaccination Clinic Lane County Public Health has announced a second vaccination clinic for Florence.  In addition to today’s clinic at the Florence Events Center there will be another 1000 dose clinic on Saturday.  Participants will be in the 65+ category and are selected from the current list that is […]

Daytime 101 Reopens; Cases Rise in Florence; Clinic Filled; City Council Meeting

Daytime 101 Reopens On Saturday the Oregon Department of transportation reported the crews successfully removed the drill rig that had crashed to the ocean floor during reconstruction of a retaining wall at milepost 170.5.  Large cranes removed the wreckage and subsequently finished the work that required a road closure from […]

Local Vaccination Clinic; Firehouse Fined For Allowing Eat-In Dining; New COVID-19 Numbers; Are You Ready For Self-Driving Vehicle?

Local Vaccination Clinic Lane County Public Health is coordinating with West Lane Emergency Operations Group and the City of Florence to bring a mass Vaccination Clinic to Florence on Wednesday, March 3rd at the Florence Events Center beginning at 10 am.  Assistant City Manager Megan Messmer says that in order […]

Florence Oregon Sand

Restaurant Recieves Large Fine; Lane County Move to High Risk; Gas Prices Jump a Dime; New Cases of Covid

Restaurant Recieves Large Fine The Little Brown Hen has learned that they will be fined $17,800 dollars for willfully disregarding the state mandates against indoor dining for restaurants in Extreme risk conditions.  In a report yesterday afternoon Oregon OSHA announced the fine which is twice the minimum allowed under the […]

Port of Siuslaw

City Council Closes Public Hearing on Annexation; Hybrid Education Begins; COVID-19 Update; Cold Weather Shelter Open; No Coastal Vaccination Clinics

City Council Closes Public Hearing on Annexation The Florence City Council deliberated for about two hours last night as they considered all of the public testimony and covered many of the concerns that citizens have voiced over the two months prior.  Flooding, traffic, and who could potentially be annexed down […]