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COVID-19 Not Going Anywhere…Yet This past Memorial Day weekend saw an onslaught of visitors to the coast and concerns over the coronavirus have some of the population worried that we may see a case here in Florence. Dr. Willy Foster is the Emergency Director with Peace Harbor Hospital and he […]
Front Line Medical Workers Honored with Flyover It was a brief moment in the skies yesterday morning, but at 11:40 two F-15 fighter jets either from the 173rd Fighter Wing out of Klamath Falls or the 142nd Fighter Wing out of Portland flew over a crowded hospital parking lot filled […]
Oregon’s OSHA Making Calls Oregon’s Occupational Safety and health Administration spent Saturday responding to complaints about businesses that were operating without masks, specifically food service establishments. One of the complaints that one owner had was that the rules were not clear. His business was still operating only as a takeout […]
Education Before Citation Despite rumors, the Florence Police department says they are not currently engaged in active enforcement of social distancing policies under the Stay home / save lives executive order issued by governor Kate Brown. Commander John Pitcher with the Florence Police Department says that prior to phase one […]
Primary Results Voters in yesterday’s primary passed Measure 20-306 providing Lane Community College with 121.5 million dollars for facility upgrades along with some additions to the Career Technical Education department which will include a mobile lab for students in the Florence area. Dean of Students for the Florence Campus, Russ […]
Preliminary results are in this evening and one of big issues that effect Florence will be the LCC Bond which is currently receiving a favorable response with 48795 votes in favor and 36524 against. Tune into Coast Radio tomorrow morning for all the election results.
Not So Fast Says Oregon Supreme Court The Oregon Supreme Court late Monday halted a rural judge’s order earlier in the day that had tossed out statewide coronavirus restrictions imposed by Democratic Gov. Kate Brown. Baker County Circuit Judge Matthew Shirtcliff had ruled that Brown erred by not seeking the […]
Business and Virtual Rhody Parade Retail Businesses and Restaurants opened up over the weekend to greet guests and shoppers. Motorcycles lined Bay street, but not to the capacity of a normal Rhody Weekend. Outdoor seating was mixed as some of the restaurants decided to not yet allow it. The Beachcomber […]
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