COVID-19 Cases Rise in Florence There were two more cases of the coronavirus in Florence reported over the weekend bringing the total to 58 cases. This is after two cases were reported on Friday. In total there were 197 new cases according to Lane County Public Health with a new […]
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Hospital Shows Support for Soroptomist Event; COVID-19 Update; Council Meeting Monday
Hospital Shows Support for Soroptomist Event The Soroptomist International of Florence will have its distribution of food baskets for the Holiday on Saturday, December 19th. Carol Bennett, project chair says the 2020 Community Christmas Basket Project received a large donation from PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center in the amount of […]
Limited In-Person Instruction Begins; Weekly COVID-19 Report Out; Yesterday’s Coronavirus Numbers; Three Rivers Casino Resort – New Year’s Notice
Limited In-Person Instruction Begins In the midst of rising coronavirus numbers across the county the Siuslaw School District has managed to begin some Limited In-person Instruction. Last week Siuslaw elementary began with a small group of students for some supplemental instruction. The LIPI is voluntary and group sizes have been […]
Events Center Director Announces Retirement; Florence COVID-19 Count Rises; No New Information on Waldport Homicide; Crabbing Opens December 16; Gas Prices
Events Center Director Announces Retirement The longtime director of the Florence Events Center has announced that he will be retiring at the end of this month. Kevin Rhodes who has been the director since 2002 said he was planning on making the move around the time of his 25th anniversary […]
Cases Continue to Mount; PPE Available; Boys and Girls Club Extend Fundraiser; Protect Your Valuables
Cases Continue to Mount Recent COVID-19 outbreaks are likely the result of community spread according to the Lane County Health and Human Services information Officer, Jason Davis. Davis says they are not currently monitoring any active outbreaks in the 97439 zip code making the current rise in cases a likely […]
Waldport Businessman Dies in Robbery Altercation; Record Numbers of COVID-19 Cases; Grants Available; Brown Doesn’t want to Shut Down
Waldport Businessman Dies in Robbery Altercation The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department is reporting that a prominent Waldport businessman died yesterday from injuries he apparently received from an intruder. Mark Campbell, co-owner of the Crestview Golf Course in Waldport discovered an intruder in an empty apartment adjacent to his home on […]
Two More Florence COVID-19 Cases; Vaccine Concerns; City Lights The Holiday Display
Two More Florence COVID-19 Cases The Florence area has reported an additional two cases of the coronavirus. Yesterday’s report from Lane County Public Health shows the count at 48. During a live update from LCPH yesterday Jason Davis said that cases continue to rise around the county and precautions need […]
Weekly Rates Continue to Climb; New Rules For Counties; Healthy Eating for the Holidays
Weekly Rates Continue to Climb The Oregon Health Authority released its weekly report yesterday amid another 1,244 cases of the coronavirus. The weekly report says the state is still seeing week over week increases in COVID-19 cases with 9,100 cases last week, a 5% increase over the previous week. Florence […]