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Ignoring Order Comes with Penalty Governor Brown’s executive order yesterday now makes it a class C misdemeanor to not follow the directives laid down. The latest order lays out the foundation of what the state has been doing since first reacting to the pandemic on February 28th. The new order […]
Visitors Urged To Stay Home Over the weekend there was still a steady flow of visitors to the coast. Vehicles with trailers loaded with off road equipment made their way to Florence and people trying to get away from the city took the opportunity to come to Florence. A decision […]
Florence Focus March 23, 2020
Hospital Sets Up Triage In preparation for what some health officials say could be an upcoming onslaught of COVID-19 cases in Lane County and specifically Florence, Peace Harbor hospital has moved in a special Triage Trailer that has taken up an area just outside of the hospital’s emergency room. Chief […]
Mayor Joe Henry’s Address to the citizens of Florence:
The Oregon Health Authority has updated its list of coronavirus cases. The new numbers include significant increases in Marion and Multnomah County. The current number is 88 confirmed cases up from 75 this morning. The number of negative cases reported is at 1329 with 437 pending and a cumulative total […]
Casino Shutters Doors The Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians announced yesterday that it would temporarily cease operations at Three Rivers Casino Resort, virtually shutting down the hotel, gaming and food service. At around 4 pm yesterday there were about a dozen cars in the parking […]
Businesses React to COVID-19 Businesses all around Florence are gearing up to protect their workers and their clientele as concerns about the spread of COVID-19 ramps up across the state. Oregon Pacific Bank is the first of the banks in Florence to close its lobby doors and is servicing their […]
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