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Dunes City Mayor, Robert Forsythe Passes Former port manager and Mayor of Dunes City Robert Forsythe has passed away, Forsythe had recently been taken off life support after an illness. He had been Mayor of Dunes City since 2017. Prayers and condolences go out to his wife Cindy and to […]
Letter Raises Questions Before posting the following news story, Coast Radio news had a question as to the validity of the letter. There were no claims made as to the actual existence of the letter writer, and after a search and an attempt to confirm the claims was unsuccessful this […]
County Numbers Continue to Decrease Lane County continues to show significant decreases in COVID-19 cases. The rate per 100,000 continues to drop and hit a one month low yesterday to 747.8, the lowest infection rate since January 6th. The County began to see sharp increases just after the Christmas holiday […]
Missing the Curve? The numbers in Lane County for the COVID-19 virus according to Health officials continue to decline with fewer numbers in various sectors including the student and staff population at the university of Oregon. However the Florence area has not yet seen the curve to lower rates. The […]
Legislature Proposes Adding Animal Crossings A measure in the Oregon Legislature aims to reduce vehicle collisions with wildlife. House Bill 4130 would allocate five-million dollars for wildlife crossings in problem spots across the state. In Oregon, there are about seven-thousand collisions with deer each year, costing Oregonians 44 million dollars […]
COVID-19 Numbers Fluctuating The Oregon Health Authority is reporting that there are 22% fewer cases of COVID-19 from the previous week’s numbers, this coincides with a more than 30% decrease across the nation. Lane County, however is showing just a 7% decrease. While the new report does show some hope […]
Push For Criminal-Justice Reform Advocates for criminal-justice reform are continuing their effort to change the system during Oregon’s upcoming legislative session. Senate Bill 1510 aims to reduce interactions with law enforcement – a move that proponents see as vital for the safety of people of color. Babak Zolfaghari-Azar is a […]
Special Traffic Enforcement Planned Beginning Monday and lasting through the 13th of February the Florence Police Department will be participating in a traffic enforcement blitz to insure that individuals are properly wearing their seatbelts and are correctly using their child car seats. The FPD has received dedicated funds for this […]
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