Lane County Returns to High Risk Today After a week at Extreme Risk restrictions Lane County can add indoor dining to the menu along with outside dining and take out. The reopening comes in the wake of Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s Covid 19 risk assessments across the state Tuesday and […]
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Covid 19 – Vaccine Clinics – Gas Prices Rise – May is Wildfire Awareness Month – Meet a 97J Candidate
Lane County to drop down to High Risk Friday. Mother’s Day is one of the busiest dining out occasions in a normal year. With the drop tomorrow to High Risk area eateries will be able to reopen indoor dining rooms at 25% capacity to enjoy some of the Mother’s […]
Lane County Risk Lowers Friday – City Cancels Parade – May Our Town – Siuslaw School Board Candidate
Lane County gets reprieve and moves back to High Risk Friday To the relief of cash-strapped restaurants and residents desperate for a return to normalcy despite a fourth wave of COVID-19 cases, Oregon Governor Kate Brown on Tuesday announced that by the end of the week she’ll lift a set of “extreme […]
National Burger Chain Returns to Florence – Covid 10 Numbers are Up – Dunes City Loses Community Leader – A Look At Miltenberg For 97J
National Burger Chain to return to Florence For the past week Florence area residents have been wondering what is goin gin behind the chain link fencing at 35th and Highway 101. Florence City Manager, Erin Reynolds knows. “That is going to be a Burger King. So that has gone through […]
Covid 19 numbers contine to rise in Florence and Lane County
The Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday 756 new cases for the state and three new Covid 19 related deaths bringing the state’s virus related death toll to 2,501. Lane County reported 204 new cases between Friday and Sunday according to the Oregon Health Authority of those cases the Florence area […]
PeaceHealth/Peace Harbor to Join in National Vaccine Campaign; Ballots Mailed; COVID-19 Update; Vaccine Supply Increases; Restaurants Ready Themselves for Extreme Risk
PeaceHealth/Peace Harbor to Join in National Vaccine Campaign PeaceHealth/Peace Harbor Hospital is joining a nationwide campaign to get the word out on the importance of getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The push by the Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic is entitled “Get the Vaccine to Save Lives.” Amid the introduction of […]
Infections Tied to Church Gatherings; Peace Harbor Stiffens Visitor Policy After Positive Tests; Two More For Florence; Commissioners Solicit Governor to Localize Restrictions
Infections Tied to Church Gatherings Recent rises in COVID-19 infections can be traced to several places within the immediate Florence area. Jason Davis with Lane County Public Health yesterday says that they have identified the source of 12 cases. Davis says those cases were associated with a local church here […]
School Board Backs HYAK Proposal; COVID-19 Update; Risk Level Move Expected
School Board Backs HYAK Proposal The Siuslaw School board approved a proposal to extend a letter of credit to local broadband and fiber internet provider HYAK. Recently the federal government allocated 9.2 billion dollars to build up the national digital reach in rural communities, a portion which HYAK will be […]




