New Florence Area COVID-19 Case Lane County Public Health has added one more COVID-19 case to the 97439 zip code. The Florence area now has 31 known cases to date. Restrictions relating to privacy prevents Lane County from further giving details on the case. This is the 6th new case […]
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County “High” Virus Level; Gas Prices Dropping; Pumpkin Giveaway Changes; Energy Relief Funds Available
County “High” Virus Level The entire month of October has one of increasing numbers in coronavirus cases across Lane County. Lane County Public Health has been managing a system to indicate the level of risk to the community using several factors to establish an alert level system. The system takes […]
Two Arrested After Search Warrant; Council Moves Deliberations to November; Park Closes For Bear Issue; OHA Issues New Rules on Masks; COVID-19 Numbers; No Threat From Earthquake; Port Host Needed
Two Arrested After Search Warrant On Friday the Florence Police Department assisted by the Reedsport Police K-9 unit served a search warrant at 1640 21st, in Florence. Florence Police commander, John Pitcher in a press release stated that there was probable cause that the residence was a location where controlled […]
Lane County Added To Watch List; City Council To Hear Appeal to Planning Commission Ruling; Accident Stifles 101 Traffic; Flu’s Mild Start
Lane County Added To Watch List On Friday the office of the Governor along with Oregon Health Authority placed Lane County on their COVID-19 watch list due to the high number cases in Lane County. Included in this weekend’s total were two more cases in the Florence area. The total […]
City To Hear Testimony on Planned Unit Development; Infectious Numbers Down; Flu Shots
City To Hear Testimony on Planned Unit Development The 4 member Florence City Council will meet again on Monday evening. Their scheduled work session at 10:30 was cancelled but the virtual 5:30 meeting will go on as planned. The council will hear public testimony regarding a Planned Unit Development on […]
Ballot Mailings; COVID-19 in Florence; More Money For Business; Census Update
Ballot Mailings Beginning tomorrow Election Ballots should begin arriving in the mail. Lane County Clerk, Cheryl Betschart says ballots are being delivered today to the United States Post Office. It is important to properly fill out your ballot and sign it before returning it in the mail. Ballots can be […]
Ballots Mail Out Tomorrow; Current COVID-19 Numbers; Younger Age Group Affected by COVID-19; Gas Prices
Ballots Mail Out Tomorrow “Lane County Election ballots to all eligible voters will be deposited at the post office on Thursday October 15th.” It is a point that needs reiteration according to Lane County Clerk of Court Cheryl Betschart. She says over the past two days the clerks office has […]
No Confirmed Links With Local COVID-19 Cases; State Coronavirus Numbers; New Round of Relief for Local Businesses; Pumpkin Giveaway
No Confirmed Links With Local COVID-19 Cases Jason Davis with Lane County Public Health says they have not yet determined if the three new cases are stand alone cases, part of a social Cluster or part of a work cluster. More importantly is that by their own standards they are […]




