School Board Cancels Meeting A planned meeting to give parents a chance to voice their concerns on the upcoming school year has been postponed. In a press release sent out yesterday by the Siuslaw School board assured parents the opportunity at a later date. The forum was open, but outcry […]
Florence Oregon News
Lane County Plea for Florence (update); COVID-19 Case Numbers; Outbreak Began with Unvaccinated Worker (AP); FURA to Discuss Quince Property
Lane County Plea for Florence (update) In an interview with coast Radio, Lane County Public Health Liaison Jason Davis made an impassioned plea to Florence to get vaccinated. Numbers have been rising steadily in the community over the past two week and he says it may get worse before it […]
Breakthrough Numbers Rise; Firm Date For Vaccination Requirements; Summer Gas Prices Dip
Breakthrough Numbers Rise Cases of COVID-19 continue to be added to the Florence total. 6 more cases were added yesterday and there have been 87 cases in the last two weeks. The rise in cases here and around the state is largely among the unvaccinated population, however in the past […]
New IV Therapy Available; Staff…Not Food Shortages; Latest COVID-19 Update; Rods and Rhodys
New IV Therapy Available PeaceHealth has announced that it will begin offering a new therapy this week for individuals that are at risk for severe complications from COVID-19. The initial rollout of the monoclonal antibody IV therapy will start at PeaceHealth Medical Group Valley River Urgent Care in Eugene. PeaceHealth […]
High Rates of COVID-19; Mask Mandate In Effect Friday; Athletic Cancellations; Vaccinated Players Can Practice; Surplus Sale: Reedsport
High Rates of COVID-19 Today was to be the day that the City of Florence celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Florence Events Center but an outdoor mask mandate from the state along with advisories about large gatherings from Lane County coupled with 78 new cases of the coronavirus in […]
Mid-day COVID-19 Update: Lane County
Mid-day COVID-19 Update: Lane County 6 more cases of COVID-19 were reported by Lane County Public health this morning bringing the all time total of cases to 432 and more importantly 78 new cases over the past two weeks. Cases are predominately among the unvaccinated with an approximate 96%. Lane […]
Florence Events Center Celebration Cancelled; OHA Reports High COVID-19 Numbers; Beds Filling Up
Florence Events Center Celebration Cancelled The Florence Events Center 25th anniversary celebration is the latest event to fall prey to the skyrocketing numbers of COVID-19. Assistant City Manager Megan Messmer released the notice of cancellation yesterday. Tomorrow night’s event marked the 25 years the center has been open to the […]
19 New COVID Cases for Florence; Grim Milestone; City Council Meeting; FEC Celebrates 25 Years; LCPH to Make Recommendations to Commissioners
19 New COVID Cases for Florence 19 cases of COVID-19 were reported for the Florence area in the latest numbers out on Friday from Lane County Public Health. That is a two day total of 29 cases with weekend numbers yet to be tallied. The growing number of cases in […]




