Henry Holds On To Mayor’s Seat The votes have been counted and Mayor Joe Henry will continue to serve as Florence’s mayor. Henry narrowly defeated his opponent, Florence business woman Jo Beaudreau in a very close race separated by only 125 votes. Joining Mayor Henry on the city council are […]
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Last Chance To Turn in Ballots; City Council Meeting; Unrest Concerns; COVID-19 Woes
Last Chance To Turn in Ballots Today is the last day to turn in your ballots. Here in Florence there are two council seats and the mayoral seat up for grabs with Mayor Joe Henry looking to continue his tenure and local business woman, Jo Beaudreau looking to upset the […]
City Chooses Quince Street Developer; Record COVID-19 Cases; Election Deadline; Low Flu Numbers
City Chooses Quince Street Developer It has been several years in the making, but the City’s Florence Urban Renewal Agency has come to an agreement with the Sycan B. Corp/Meret’e hotel management company to develop the property across from the Florence Events Center. The concept of bringing a 100+ room […]
Rare Light Day of COVID-19 Cases; Hannigan Urges Restraint Over Halloween; DeFazio Says District Members at Risk With Potential ACA Reversal;
Rare Light Day of COVID-19 Cases It was a lighter day of COVID-19 cases yesterday in Lane County. Lane County Public Health only reported 13 new cases for a total of 2,467. There was also a drop in persons considered infectious. That number dropped by 21 to 148. There were […]
424 More COVID-19 Cases; Power Goes Out North of Town; No Trick or Treat; Contests Still Going On
424 More COVID-19 Cases Another very heavy day of coronavirus cases for the State of Oregon. There were 424 new cases with Multnomah County hitting 110 in a single day. There are now a total of 43,228 cases that have occurred in the state. There were also 7 new deaths […]
Drop Off Ballots Rather Than Mail; New Deputies Coming; COVID-19 Case Count; State of Emergency Extended
Drop Off Ballots Rather Than Mail Election Day is just around the corner, with less than a week to go Lane County Clerk Cheryl Betschart says if you want your ballot to be counted it is probably best not to put it in the mail. Even though there is still […]
FURA Considers Property Options; Car Takes Out Crosswalk Beacon; ReVision Florence To Wrap Up; COVID-19 Cases
FURA Considers Property Options The Florence urban renewal agency will meet in executive session on Wednesday to look at several inquiries into the city’s property on Quince Street across from the Florence Events Center. Over the past two years the city has received several informal inquiries into the property, but […]
COVID-19 Numbers Continue to Rise; Flu Not as Deadly as COVID-19; Over 400 Pumpkins Distributed; Clamming Closed North of Jetty; LIHEAP Energy Relief
COVID-19 Numbers Continue to Rise After a more moderate week of coronavirus cases was reported the Oregon Health Authority says another 373 cases were added yesterday. The Lane County total for yesterday was 29 and the number of individuals in the hospital increased to 14. The total infectious rate for […]




