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School Keeping Students Engaged They are calling it supplemental education. That’s what the lessons going home to the hundreds of students in the Siuslaw school district are receiving during the break from classes due to COVID-19. According to the Siuslaw school superintendent, Andy Grzeskowiak the lessons are intended to keep […]
OHA COVID-19 Numbers The latest numbers from the Oregon Health Authority have confirmed that there are 266 (268) cases of the coronavirus in the state of Oregon. To date there have been 5,742 tests administered and 5,476 negative test results. The total number of known cases in Lane County has […]
Ignoring Order Comes with Penalty Governor Brown’s executive order yesterday now makes it a class C misdemeanor to not follow the directives laid down. The latest order lays out the foundation of what the state has been doing since first reacting to the pandemic on February 28th. The new order […]
Visitors Urged To Stay Home Over the weekend there was still a steady flow of visitors to the coast. Vehicles with trailers loaded with off road equipment made their way to Florence and people trying to get away from the city took the opportunity to come to Florence. A decision […]
Florence Focus March 23, 2020
Hospital Sets Up Triage In preparation for what some health officials say could be an upcoming onslaught of COVID-19 cases in Lane County and specifically Florence, Peace Harbor hospital has moved in a special Triage Trailer that has taken up an area just outside of the hospital’s emergency room. Chief […]
Mayor Joe Henry’s Address to the citizens of Florence:
The Oregon Health Authority has updated its list of coronavirus cases. The new numbers include significant increases in Marion and Multnomah County. The current number is 88 confirmed cases up from 75 this morning. The number of negative cases reported is at 1329 with 437 pending and a cumulative total […]
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