School Board Mulls New School Year Possibilities It was a very busy night for the Siuslaw School Board as they face an unsure future regarding the upcoming school year. The budget for the 2020-2021 school year is in limbo as the board is waiting for results from a May 20th […]
Florence Oregon News
Antibody Testing a No for Now; No New Deaths to Report; Gas Prices Start to Increase; Food Banks Offered More Emergency Funding
Antibody Testing a No for Now Peace Harbor officials say now is not the time to begin anti-body testing for patients that may have had the coronavirus. Dr. William Foster, director of the Peace Harbor Emergency department says the PeaceHealth system is not ready to choose one of the over […]
Rhody Virtual Days; COVID-19 Numbers; Word Coming on Reopening
Rhody Virtual Days The City of Florence is not giving up on the Rhododendron festival. City Manager Erin Reynolds says the streak of consecutive parades will not be stopped by the coronavirus. It will just be done through short snippets of videos submitted by parade regulars and citizens wishing to […]
Fire Season Arrives; New COVID-19 Cases; Virtual Rhody Fest; School Board Meeting
Fire Season Arrives With wildfire season closely upon us, there is added concern that we are starting off in a drier state this season. Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Captain Tony Miller says there are things you can do to protect your home in the event of a wildfire. Zero […]
Good News/Bad News From Phased Plan; Boat Launch to Open; Graduation; New COVID Numbers; Photo Contest: Rhody Days…Gone By
Good News/Bad News From Phased Plan Yesterday Morning Governor Kate Brown laid out her plan for reopening the state to commerce and some recreation. Under the phased plan each county will be responsible to adhere to the mandates of social distancing and other safety measures in place. Beginning this morning […]
Schools To Continue Meal Delivery; New Case, Two New Deaths; State of Emergency for Health Insurance Companies; RAIN Event Tomorrow; Lane County Ready to Reopen
Schools To Continue Meal Delivery Siuslaw Schools will continue on their regular plan of delivering food to students this summer. Buses and vans have been in operation to drop off meals to students during the coronavirus, but when school is over, Siuslaw School Superintendent, Andy Grzeskowiak says the need will […]
No Coastal State Parks to Open; OHA Adds Zip Code Tracing; Lane Community College Learns About Distance Learning; Gas Prices Show Some Decline
No Coastal State Parks to Open The Oregon Coast is still off limits when it comes to recreation. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has announced a limited opening of some state parks, outdoor recreation facilities, and other areas for day use in a partial easing of restrictions put in place because […]
More Cases, More Deaths; State of Emergency Extended; Wright Ready to Give 100%; Commissioner Meeting to Look at Phased Reopening of Lane County; Razor Clamming; Phones Still Out
More Cases, More Deaths After more than a week of silence, the coronavirus pops up again in Lane County. Over the weekend there were 4 new cases confirmed bringing the total to 54. One of the cases was a male in his late teens from outside the Eugene/Springfield area that […]