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Waldport Woman Deceased A Waldport woman that was reported missing on Friday afternoon was discovered deceased in the surf near the mouth of the Alsea river the same night. 60 year old Toni Goessman was last seen walking her two dogs around 3:15 on Friday afternoon. Her husband reported her […]
Local COVID-19 Numbers Mount Over the weekend Lane County Public Health added another 157 new coronavirus cases to the list as COVID-19 shows no signs of backing down. The Florence area also added 5 more cases to bring the 97439 total to 134. There have been over 50 new cases […]
Oregon Pacific Bank Release Information on COVID-19 Outbreak Recent cases of the coronavirus in Florence can be linked back to a workplace outbreak at the Florence Branch of Oregon Pacific Bank. In a release yesterday the bank confirmed that 4 employees have tested positive for COVID-19. The branch closed for […]
5 New Florence Area Cases of COVID-19 Yesterday the Oregon Health Authority released the new numbers for the state and Lane County Public Health released their latest update. The Florence area has seen another 5 cases bringing the coast’s total to 124 cases. Lane County has exceeded the 8000 mark […]
Landslide Closes Highway 126 Between Mapleton and Veneta Mapleton High School Basketball Coach Eric Wolgamatt and another bystander helped a woman down off an 8 foot high landslide last night after she came upon it suddenly on Highway 126 at milepost 25. Crystal Buehl said that through the wind and […]
Council Becomes 5 Last night’s special meeting of the Florence City Council was held to determine which of the potential candidates would take the vacant seat on the council. 6 interviews were conducted and after some deliberation this evening a vote was taken. Three of the candidates that received votes […]
Flood Advisory/Watch The Central Oregon Coast is under a flood Advisory for the next several days. Rain, high waters and king tides contributed to flooding on Highway 126 near Cushman over the weekend and the National Weather Service is expecting more through Wednesday afternoon. Beginning this evening the advisory becomes […]
5 More Cases The numbers of the coronavirus in Florence continue to rise. Yesterday Lane County Public Health added another 5 cases to the total increasing it to 116. At the beginning of the pandemic most of the positive cases were found through testing at locations in Eugene, but lately […]
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