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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 […]
4 More COVID-19 Cases for Florence Over the weekend there were 4 new coronavirus cases added to the Florence area. While case numbers continue to be on the overall decline in the county, locally there still seem to be some negative effects of COVID-19. It is not known if the […]
Lane County Focuses On Rural Vaccinations Lane County Public Health continues to focus on rural areas for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Jason Davis with LCPH says this week 300 doses have been delivered to three outlets in Florence. Fred Meyer, Bi-Mart and Peace Harbor will receive 100 doses […]
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