Record Setting Day for COVID-19 The Florence community is still adding cases of COVID-19. There were two more cases added to the list yesterday bringing the case total since the start of the pandemic to 360. Lane County added 210. The state reported the highest number of cases in a […]
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Mandate Begins Friday; Hospital Dealing with Bed Shortages; Another COVID Case; Special Weather Statement
Mandate Begins Friday Governor Kate Brown says that due to the extreme amount of COVID-19 cases she is mandating the use of masks in all indoor public settings beginning this Friday. Brown says the hospital systems are almost maxed out with COVID patients and some hospitals are even nearing capacity […]
Cases Predominately Un-Vaccinated; Commissioners Urge Masking; Governor to Mandate Masks; EAS Testing; Gas Prices
Cases Predominately Un-Vaccinated With cases on the rise in Florence, 5 more added to yesterday’s total, one of the questions being asked is are the new infections part of the vaccinated community. Jason Davis Lane County Public Health Liaison says Florence is trending the same as the rest of Lane […]
11 New Cases-Florence; OHA COVID Report; School Mask Mandate; WLAD Board Meeting; Heat Advisory For the Valley
11 New Cases-Florence Yesterday Lane County Public Health released its total of weekend COVID-19 cases and an alarming 11 new cases were reported for Florence. This along with 622 new reported cases for the entire county, prompted Lane County Public Health Authorities to release public service announcements regarding vaccination clinics […]
Surge Continues; Staffing Woes in Light of Increased Hospitalizations; City Meeting Schedule
Surge Continues Over the past week Lane County has experienced one of the highest rates of COVID-19 to date. Since the end of the State’s restrictions COVID-19 cases have surged. Cases of the more spreadable Delta Variant are at the forefront of new cases. The month of August thus far […]
Numbers Continue Surge; Chamber Cancels After Hours; Code Enforcement Issue; Murder Suspect First Day in Oregon Courts
Numbers Continue Surge Lane County continues to have high numbers of new covid-19 cases as they added another 118 to the list. There were however no new cases reported for the Florence area. The State reported 1382 new cases. What is causing concern aside from the volume of new infections […]
Governor to Support PeaceHealth Requirement; More COVID for Florence; Chorus Cancelled; Air Quality Alert
Governor to Support PeaceHealth Requirement On the heels of a controversial decision to require all its health care workers to be vaccinated PeaceHealth received some support late yesterday from the state. Governor Kate Brown has directed the the Oregon Health Authority to enact a new rule that circumvents the state […]
PeaceHealth to Require Healthcare Worker Vaccinations; City Celebrates; More COVID-19 Cases Impact Florence; Air Quality Alert Continues
PeaceHealth to Require Healthcare Worker Vaccinations Late yesterday morning the PeaceHealth Hospital system released information that they were going to require all healthcare workers to be vaccinated. this comes one day after PeaceHealth announced that it would be reinstating its no visitor policy. Dr. David Koukkouk is the Chief physician […]




