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New Scams Hit Area There have been a multitude of calls coming in in the Florence area regarding scams. One of the latest is someone pretending to be from the office of homeland security. There have also been robo calls from the IRS and Social Security. Florence Police commander John […]
County to Move to Low Risk Level Governor Kate Brown released the list of counties that will be moving to the Low Risk of COVID-19 on Friday and Lane County was among the list. Neighboring counties also had a change in category, although Lincoln County moved up to Moderate from […]
School Changes From ODE After Spring break this week Siuslaw Students will be back in the class rooms with two weeks left in the quarter and new guidelines for relaxing distancing requirements will be in place. According to Siuslaw Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak, that will not mean an instant doubling in […]
County Inches Toward “Low Risk” A glitch in the tableau public website that tallies the number of COVID-19 cases for individual zip codes has prevented Lane County Public Health from posting case numbers to individual zip codes, but the Oregon Health Authority numbers can still break down the case count […]
Mapleton Water Woes Continue After almost 2 weeks of Mapleton residents voicing their discontent and frustration over high water bills on Facebook there was an apparent resignation of the Mapleton Water District superintendent Terry Saubert along with at least two board members. Calls to the water district telephone went unanswered […]
Popular Campground to Reopen The Carl G. Washburn Campground north of Florence has been closed to camping for over a year now due to a revenue shortfall and reduced staffing brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. But Dennis Comfort, coastal regional manager for Oregon Parks and Recreation says that period […]
Peace Harbor to Work with Lane County on Vaccines Peace Harbor hospital in Florence will now act as a vaccination liaison for Lane County Public Health. According to the hospital’s operations Director Cheri Payne the hospitals allocated doses for the coronavirus will be distributed to those on the LaneCounty.org registration […]
OCHS Names New Director The Oregon Coast Humane Society has announced a new executive Director 14 months after hiring their previous director. Elizabeth Thompson had previously managed Goodwill stores in the Eugene/Springfield area for the past 8 years and has extensive experience working with Lane County Animal Services in Eugene […]
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