Florence Case – Lane County 172 Weekend Cases A new case of COVID-19 has been reported for the Florence area making the sum total of cases 35. The new reporting comes as Governor Kate Brown issues a “stay of activities” for 5 counties in the state. Lane County was not […]
Florence Oregon News
Record Setting Day For COVID-19; Lane County COVID-19; FPD Institutes Body Cams; FloGro Distribution
Record Setting Day For COVID-19 Thursday was another record setting day for new coronavirus cases across the state. There were 805 new cases yesterday exceeding the previous record total by almost 200 cases. The Oregon Health Authority is reporting that the majority of new cases are coming from small informal […]
Florence COVID-19 Numbers Hamper In-Class Instruction; Winners Give Thanks; New COVID-19 Numbers; Special Council Meeting
Florence COVID-19 Numbers Hamper In-Class Instruction The sporadic climb in COVID-19 cases in Florence over recent weeks is one reason that the governor’s recent change in how the metrics are looked at will likely not help Siuslaw and Mapleton Schools return to in-class instruction any time soon. At 34 cases […]
Election Coverage
Former Siuslaw Schools Administrator teacher and local businessman Boomer Wright will represent the 9th district in the Oregon House of Representatives. He defeated Cal Mukumoto with over 54% of the vote. Wright says he looks forward to getting to work in Salem. “It all comes down to people working together […]
Henry Holds On To Mayor’s Seat; Oregon Goes For Biden; Ballot Measures Pass; New Cases of COVID-19
Henry Holds On To Mayor’s Seat The votes have been counted and Mayor Joe Henry will continue to serve as Florence’s mayor. Henry narrowly defeated his opponent, Florence business woman Jo Beaudreau in a very close race separated by only 125 votes. Joining Mayor Henry on the city council are […]
Last Chance To Turn in Ballots; City Council Meeting; Unrest Concerns; COVID-19 Woes
Last Chance To Turn in Ballots Today is the last day to turn in your ballots. Here in Florence there are two council seats and the mayoral seat up for grabs with Mayor Joe Henry looking to continue his tenure and local business woman, Jo Beaudreau looking to upset the […]
City Chooses Quince Street Developer; Record COVID-19 Cases; Election Deadline; Low Flu Numbers
City Chooses Quince Street Developer It has been several years in the making, but the City’s Florence Urban Renewal Agency has come to an agreement with the Sycan B. Corp/Meret’e hotel management company to develop the property across from the Florence Events Center. The concept of bringing a 100+ room […]
Rare Light Day of COVID-19 Cases; Hannigan Urges Restraint Over Halloween; DeFazio Says District Members at Risk With Potential ACA Reversal;
Rare Light Day of COVID-19 Cases It was a lighter day of COVID-19 cases yesterday in Lane County. Lane County Public Health only reported 13 new cases for a total of 2,467. There was also a drop in persons considered infectious. That number dropped by 21 to 148. There were […]
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