Landslide Closes Highway 126 Between Mapleton and Veneta Mapleton High School Basketball Coach Eric Wolgamatt and another bystander helped a woman down off an 8 foot high landslide last night after she came upon it suddenly on Highway 126 at milepost 25. Crystal Buehl said that through the wind and […]
Florence Oregon News
Council Becomes 5; Local Businessman Being Investigated Dies; Coastal Weather Warnings; No New Florence COVID-19 Cases; OCHS Provides Microchipping
Council Becomes 5 Last night’s special meeting of the Florence City Council was held to determine which of the potential candidates would take the vacant seat on the council. 6 interviews were conducted and after some deliberation this evening a vote was taken. Three of the candidates that received votes […]
Flood Advisory/Watch; Three More Coronavirus Cases for Florence; Vaccination News; New Cases; Lane County Government Phone Lines Severed
Flood Advisory/Watch The Central Oregon Coast is under a flood Advisory for the next several days. Rain, high waters and king tides contributed to flooding on Highway 126 near Cushman over the weekend and the National Weather Service is expecting more through Wednesday afternoon. Beginning this evening the advisory becomes […]
5 More Cases; Vaccine Rollout Still Slow; Staffing Issue As Cases Mount
5 More Cases The numbers of the coronavirus in Florence continue to rise. Yesterday Lane County Public Health added another 5 cases to the total increasing it to 116. At the beginning of the pandemic most of the positive cases were found through testing at locations in Eugene, but lately […]
COVID-19 Numbers Rise Statewide After 3 Weeks of Decline; Vaccine Implementation Improves Slightly; OSHA Investigates; Flu Numbers Still Microscopic; OPB Closes Branch For Deep Cleaning Day; Annexation Not To Affect Established Properties
COVID-19 Numbers Rise Statewide After 3 Weeks of Decline After 3 weeks of decreases across the state the Oregon Health Authority is reporting a 17% increase in coronavirus cases for the week ending January 3rd. Hospitalization numbers as well as the percentage of positive tests were on the rise. 54% […]
Two Week Soar in COVID-19 Cases for Florence; Schools Work on In-Class Instruction; First Responders – Respond to COVID Vaccine; OHA To Ramp Up Vaccines; New Cases
Two Week Soar in COVID-19 Cases for Florence Five more COVID-19 cases were added to the 97439 zip code yesterday with more to come according to health officials. that makes 39 cases in just the last two weeks a third of the areas total. Jason Davis with Lane County Public […]
Cases Flow From small Gatherings; New Councilors Sworn In; New Cases Mount; Job Listing for OYA
Cases Flow From small Gatherings Two more COVID-19 cases have arisen in Florence. The count is now at 105 and according to Jason Davis with Lane County Public Health the numbers are concerning because they are not a result of a group or social gathering. “it’s been more difficult recently […]
16 New Weekend COVID-19 Cases; State COVID Numbers; City Council Meeting; Community Foundation Grants
16 New Weekend COVID-19 Cases It was a shocking report on Saturday as Lane County Public Health listed 15 new cases for the Florence area. Over the past several weeks the count for the 97439 zip code has been steadily rising, but on Saturday the count jumped to 101. Jason […]