Some Outages May Take Days to Repair Central Lincoln PUD is reporting about 6 thousand outages in their coverage area, but only about 1300 of those are in the Florence area. Chris Chandler with Central Lincoln PUD says while most customers in the Florence area will have power back on […]
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COVID-19 Number and Pandemic Review of 2021; 2021 Review Cont…
COVID-19 Number and Pandemic Review of 2021 As we take a look back on 2021 no single story has impacted the Siuslaw region more than the COVID-19 Pandemic. Even as yesterday’s numbers from Lane County show another 10 cases for the Florence area for a total of 897 all-time cases. […]
Power Back on By Late Afternoon; Fees to Go Up for Out-of-Staters; COVID-19 Surging
Power Back on By Late Afternoon Yesterday’s accident on Highway 101 near Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue left more than 750 businesses and residences in the area without power for part of the day. A power pole was severed causing extensive damage to the lines. Chris Chandler with Central Lincoln […]
Accident Closes 101 Temporarily; Ambulance Wreck; New COVID-19 Numbers; Vax Clinic; Charity Scams; Coldest Temps Tonight
Accident Closes 101 Temporarily Highway 101 remained closed for more than two and a half hours this morning after an accident that caused a power line to go down across the highway. The vehicle also took out a fire hydrant. The driver of the vehicle was transported to Peace Harbor […]
Ambulance and Tree Collide; Winter Weather Woes; COVID-19 Update; Paving Delays; Christmas Tree Pickup
Ambulance and Tree Collide Early this morning a Western Lane Ambulance collided with a tree on Highway 126. The tree fell directly in front of the ambulance doing considerable damage to the vehicle. The only occupants in the vehicle were the two WLAD employees. There were no injuries reported. The […]
Weather Advisory Extended; Vaccination Clinics Planned; COVID-19; Elks Christmas Meal
Weather Advisory Extended The wintry weather that impacted the coast continues to be an issue as we roll into the week. The National Weather Service is predicting extremely cold conditions as a Canadian Cold Front takes hold over the next several days. A winter weather advisory has been extended for […]
COVID Number Likely Underreported; New Numbers; State of Emergency for Weather; Shelters to Open; Weather Checklist
COVID Number Likely Underreported The rate of COVID-19 infections is indeterminate that according to Lane County Public Health Liaison Jason Davis. Davis says that the numbers that are being recorded for the 97439 zip code are likely incomplete due in part to the increase of home testing kits. Davis says […]
Truck Driver Arrested in Fatal Crash; Vaccination Clinics for Florence; More COVID for Florence Area; New Chamber Display; Banner Corporation to Buy Back Stock
Truck Driver Arrested in Fatal Crash The Oregon State police have released their investigation into the crash of September 20th that claimed the life of Western Lane Ambulance EMT Emily Susman. OSP arrested the driver of the logging truck yesterday. 64 year old Shane Tyler McVay was taken into custody […]




