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Rhody Court Cancelled There is still hope that 2021 will not be a repeat of 2020 with plans for the 2021 Rhododendron Festival underway, unfortunately one of the aspects of the festival, the Rhody Court will not go on as scheduled. President and CEO of the Florence Area Chamber of […]
COVID-19 Numbers Declining It comes on the heels of another two week risk assessment by the Oregon Health Authority, but the latest numbers for the coronavirus is showing a steep decline across the state and in Lane County. The decrease comes as a new two week order for counties goes […]
Another COVID-19 Case For Florence There has been another case of COVID-19 reported for Florence bringing that total to 144 as the overall numbers of cases across Lane County see another day of easing. Lane County Public Health only reported 38 new cases yesterday as 796 cases are reported statewide. […]
Full Council Meets At last night’s City Council meeting after the swearing in of their 5th councilor, Margaret Wisniewski, the city deliberated on a resolution extending the state of emergency for the city of Florence. The councilors deliberated on some of the wording within the resolution including a statement which […]
Three New COVID-19 Cases for Florence Around Oregon and the U.S. reported cases of the novel coronavirus are showing signs of decreasing. Here in Florence there has been a steady report of cases over the past month, even though new cases are showing up at a lesser rate over the […]
City Council Meeting The Florence City Council meets Monday evening at 5:30 pm. The first item on the agenda is to administer the oath of office to the newly appointed city councilor Margaret Wisniewski. Wisniewski ran as a write in candidate during the 2020 election and was brought in to […]
COVID Positives Down After three weeks of steady increases in COVID-19 positive tests at Peace Harbor Hospital, Director of Operations, Cheri Payne says the number is finally slowing down. “We are seeing a decline in the positive COVID-19 testing coming back this week so that’s good.” She says they are […]
OCHS Executive Director Resigns The Oregon Coast Humane Society has announced the sudden resignation of their executive director, Charles Brown. Humane society board president Shauna Robbers issued a statement from the board saying they are surprised, confused, and disappointed by the sudden decision. Robbers says they will work quickly to […]
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