Burn and Learn New firefighters will practice their skills live on Saturday, June 12, between 9 am and 5 pm. Exercises, which will be conducted north of Florence on Meares Street, will be closely monitored by instructors, and residents may notice smoke as well as a large number of fire […]
Florence Oregon News
Graduation Moves Back Indoors; Leeway for Homeless on Public Land; Vaccination Goal Approaches; Fireworks Back On;
Graduation Moves Back Indoors Ninety-one Siuslaw High School students will walk during graduation this Friday. Siuslaw High School counselor Steve Moser and Coast Radio’s Bob Sneddon will be co-hosting the live radio broadcast of graduation between 6:45 and 9:00 pm on Friday. For the first time, in addition to its […]
County Reaches 65% Goal; Club Seeks New Director; Siuslaw Awards Announced; COVID Vaccination Goal; Three Rivers Hires HR Director
County Reaches 65% Goal While the Oregon Health Authority still showed that Lane County needed a full percent to reach the 65% goal needed to permanently move to the lower risk, Lane County Public Health announced yesterday the over the weekend the county did in fact reach its goal. Lane […]
Siuslaw Seeks New Principal; City Council Meeting; Volunteers Sought; COVID-19 Numbers; New Florence COVID Cases
Siuslaw Seeks New Principal Siuslaw High School is looking for a new principal for the fall. Andy Grzeskowiak, Siuslaw School District superintendent says The new principal would fill the interim position currently held by Garth Gerot, who plans to resume his assistant principal duties full time. Grzeskowiak says the district […]
City Council Meets; New COVID-19 Cases for Florence; Governor Still Hopeful Goal Will Be Met; OHA Warns of Two-Pandemics; Golfing Success
City Council Meets The City of Florence will consider approving several items this evening including a couple of proposals for construction, one for a $98,365 bid on a culvert replacement on 31st street just east of Munsel Lake road and a $583,996 proposal from Cascade Civil Corporation for the Safe […]
Recent Cases Predominantly Unvaccinated; Search and Rescue Numbers Rise; Free Fishing; Don’t Flush It
Recent Cases Predominantly Unvaccinated The Oregon Health Authority is saying that more than 90 percent of new cases for the month of May came from unvaccinated individuals. 98 percent of the 16,097 new cases. The OHA is hoping that the news will encourage more individuals to get the vaccine. While […]
School Employee Test Positive; Facility Not Likely To Benefit Florence; COVID-19 Update; WLCF Announced Scholarships
School Employee Test Positive A positive COVID-19 test for the Florence area has been identified as an employee at the Siuslaw Middle School. the Siuslaw School District released the information late yesterday afternoon. Members of the 6th grade on-campus class should be in isolation until the 15th of June and […]
WLFEA Seeks Public Input; Move to Moderate Risk; Vaccination Clinic; PPE Distribution; Cases Continue to Decline
WLFEA Seeks Public Input Western Lane Ambulance District and Siuslaw Fire & Rescue is looking toward the future and how their services would most benefit the region. They will soon be conducting a telephone survey to ask citizens about the future of fire and emergency services. Chief Michael Schick says […]