State COVID-19 Numbers Trending Downward Despite reporting 203 new cases of the coronavirus and 11 new deaths, the Oregon Health Authority in its weekly report says cases of COVID-19 infections are still trending down statewide.  Last week there were 1,963 new cases which is 159 cases less than the previous […]

Council Accepts Resignation City Council member Geraldine Prociw has announced her resignation from the city council.  Prociw, formerly Geraldine Lucio, released a letter on Monday detailing her reasons for leaving effective August 17th.  She states her recent marriage and subsequent relocation to an address outside of the city limits was […]

Heat Set Fire Department on Alert With the coast already under extreme fire conditions, the hot weather that hit on Saturday exacerbated the situation.  Operations Chief for Siuslaw Valley fire and Rescue and Western Lane ambulance, Matt House said early Saturday crews responded to 6 different calls of drooping trees […]

Cases Drop Slightly Despite the high daily numbers of reported coronavirus cases in Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority is reporting that cases have declined in the past week.  The week ending August 9th saw a 156 case drop from the previous week reporting only 2,122 new cases.  There was also […]

LCC Gearing Up For Fall Lane Community College in Florence is looking at a late September virtual start to classes.  The school’s dean of students, Russ Pierson says they have revamped many of the courses in order to allow for distance learning.  LCC follows many of the guidelines put forth […]