Florence Oregon News

Winds Drop Power Lines; Now 38 COVID-19 Cases for Florence; Peace Harbor Light Up A Life; Council Work Session

Winds Drop Power Lines The early morning storm that swept along the coast was responsible for more than 2000 power outages from Dunes City to Newport and east to Veneta according to Chris Chandler from Central Lincoln PUD.  Chandler says that all of their crews are currently out working on […]

Slash Burns Elicit 911 calls; Exploding Whale Anniversary; Exploding Whale Anniversary; One More Coronavirus Case For Florence

Slash Burns Elicit 911 calls With the recent fires around the state and including Mapleton, smoke and fire can quickly cause fear in residents, such has been the case recently as forest land owners begin the fall process of slash pile burning.  Chet Behling with the Oregon Department of Forestry’s […]

Florence Case – Lane County 172 Weekend Cases; Huge Spike For State COVID-19 Cases; Flu Continues Slow Start; Special Council Meeting

Florence Case – Lane County 172 Weekend Cases A new case of COVID-19 has been reported for the Florence area making the sum total of cases 35.  The new reporting comes as Governor Kate Brown issues a “stay of activities” for 5 counties in the state.  Lane County was not […]

Siuslaw River Bridge

Record Setting Day For COVID-19; Lane County COVID-19; FPD Institutes Body Cams; FloGro Distribution

Record Setting Day For COVID-19 Thursday was another record setting day for new coronavirus cases across the state.  There were 805 new cases yesterday exceeding the previous record total by almost 200 cases.  The Oregon Health Authority is reporting that the majority of new cases are coming from small informal […]

Boats on the Port of Siuslaw

Florence COVID-19 Numbers Hamper In-Class Instruction; Winners Give Thanks; New COVID-19 Numbers; Special Council Meeting

Florence COVID-19 Numbers Hamper In-Class Instruction The sporadic climb in COVID-19 cases in Florence over recent weeks is one reason that the governor’s recent change in how the metrics are looked at will likely not help Siuslaw and Mapleton Schools return to in-class instruction any time soon.  At 34 cases […]

Election Coverage

Former Siuslaw Schools Administrator teacher and local businessman Boomer Wright will represent the 9th district in the Oregon House of Representatives.  He defeated Cal Mukumoto with over 54% of the vote.  Wright says he looks forward to getting to work in Salem. “It all comes down to people working together […]