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Peak Infectious Numbers for Lane County Lane County has added another 28 cases of COVID-19 in yesterday’s report, bringing the weekend total to 72 new cases. According to Lane County Public Health Liaison Jason Davis this raises our infectious cases to the highest level since the beginning of the pandemic. […]
Council to Consider Options for Open Seat The Florence City Council in their morning work session will consider the options for appointing a city councilor to fill the position vacated by Geraldine Prociw. Prociw’s term was to last until 2022 and in a letter to the city council; City Manager […]
City Proposes New State of Emergency The Florence City Council is back to business on Monday as it meets for its scheduled work session at 10:30 in the morning. The 4 member council will work through items for the Monday evening meeting. On the planned agenda for the evening meeting […]
Air Quality Index The air quality for Florence and mapleton continues to get better with the change in weather. Overnight the Air Quality Index dropped to a 7 on the AQI chart, the best it has been in nearly 2 weeks. Likewise the Mapleton AQI is lower at 29 this […]
Local Air Quality Improves as Valley Struggles with Wildfire As winds shift the Florence and Mapleton areas are benefitting. The air quality is returning to acceptable levels and the Air Quality Index is currently 102 and 93 respectively. That is expected to change and go even lower throughout the day. […]
Mapleton Water Woes Continue It may yet be months before the water in Mapleton is safe to drink. A letter that was sent out to Mapleton residents purportedly from the Mapleton Water District details the process the district has been going through to upgrade and replace damaged systems. The letter […]
Air Quality Alert Extended -Update Poor air quality is still an issue for the Florence/Mapleton area. Current air conditions are listed as unhealthy and that is expected to continue through most of the day today. The Air Quality Index has been updated to show an AQI currently of 169. The […]
Air Quality Alert Still in Effect The Air quality for the Florence/Mapleton area continues to be in the unhealthy range. According to the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency’s air quality maps both Florence and Mapleton are in the 178 range which means that groups may experience breathing problems. The Air […]
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