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Rapid Testing For Coronavirus at Peace Harbor Though testing was sparse early on due to the lack of available tests, Peace Harbor hospital has ramped up their testing and now are using the rapid response tests that were filtered down from the federal government earlier in the month. For the […]
Wings and Wheels Cancelled The latest casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic is the annual Wings and Wheels Car Show and Fly-in. The event was not scheduled until July 11th, but organizers thought that, even if a full recovery from the pandemic happened in May, there would still be businesses that […]
PPP Loan Update Businesses in Florence have reacted positively to the Small Business Administration’s Payroll Protection Plan Loans. Oregon Pacific Bank has reported that they have made 87 loans totaling almost 5.5 million dollars. Unfortunately for the time being, the funds have dried up and local banks like OPB and […]
Local Banks Lend Record Amount Local banks have confirmed that the amount of money allocated through the Payroll Protection Plan is in the millions. Over the past two weeks banks have been accepting loan applications for businesses that need help in keeping their employees on the payroll and the PPP, […]
Coronavirus Numbers The presence of the coronavirus continues to be felt around the state as 73 more cases were reported bringing the total to 1,736. 6 more deaths have also been attributed to COVID-19. The current number of Lane County residents stands at 46 with an update expected out later […]
Enjoy the Weather, Keep Your Distance Florence City Manager, Erin Reynolds says that even though a lot of things are closed, there are still opportunities to get out. With temperatures expected to be close to 70 degrees today in Florence, people will want to get out and take advantage of […]
Brown: States on Frontline Governor Kate Brown gave little information on when Oregon as a state may reopen. In her press conference at 11 am yesterday she talked about the planning and discussions that still need to take place before there can be any easing of restrictions that were placed […]
Governor Kate Brown in her press conference at 11 am today reiterated the information she shared previously in press releases and joint statements from the governors from California and Washington. Brown was unable to give specifics of a time line on how to get Oregon back open, but said there […]
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