Highway 101 Section to Close The section of Highway 101 that collapsed and caused the wreck of a drill rig and injured one will now be closed. The Oregon Department of Transportation has announced that beginning Wednesday morning highway 101 from Sea Lion Caves to Cook’s chasm will be closed […]
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COVID-19 Numbers Continue to be Lower; 101 Drilling Rig Accident; Committee Trainings; Council Work Session
101 Drilling Rig Accident A Man was injured when the drill rig he was operating fell 150 feet to the ocean floor on Friday. The rig was doing repair work on a damaged section of roadway on Highway 101 near Bob’s Creek when footing gave way and the rig plummeted. […]
School Considers Extended Year; FRAA Receives Grant; Latest Coronavirus Numbers; Vaccination Update; Revision Florence
School Considers Extended Year It was reported yesterday that the Siuslaw School District has recently received an additional 3.5 million dollars in school funding. One of the possible plans for some of that money could be used to offer an extended school year. Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak says administrators are working […]
State Clears Way for Full Contact Football; SOS Funds Available; ODOT Work on 101; Case Load Slows; Vaccine Availability; Schools Benefit from Federal Funds
State Clears Way for Full Contact Football While the path to see students return to full time in class instruction has not yet been cleared another battle for the students may be coming to a close. The fight to play full contact sports. The Oregon Health Authority cleared the way […]
Rhododendron Festival Suspended; COVID-19 Cases Easing; Vaccine Distribution; School Board Meeting; Feds Uphold State’s Findings
Rhododendron Festival Suspended The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce has decided that the 114th Rhododendron Festival should be suspended. Just two weeks after it announced that the annual Rhody Court would not happen the board has made the decision that there are too many variables with the current state of […]
Get Signed Up for Vaccines; One More COVID Case for Florence; Job Fair; ODOT To Start 126 Work
Get Signed Up for Vaccines The number of available vaccines is severely limited in Oregon as it is in many other states across the nation. City Manager Erin Reynolds says that it is important to make sure that those who want the vaccine fill out the form that has been […]
Cases Dip For State and County; Lane County Website Down; City Announces Promotion; Work Plan Meeting Scheduled
Cases Dip For State and County Over the weekend the number of coronavirus cases across the state and across Lane County has mimicked the nationwide total with fewer cases being reported. In Lane County there were 173 cases for the three day total which is almost 50% less than the […]
Vaccine Registration Available for Lane County; Florence Numbers for COVID-19 Rise; DEVNW Moving Ahead; Environmental Services Aide Scholarship
Vaccine Registration Available for Lane County Lane County Public Health has opened an online link for individuals to get registered for the coronavirus vaccine. In less than 24 hours over 10,000 Lane County residents have already filled out the form. The address for the form is long and Coast Radio […]
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