Florence COVID-19 Numbers Hamper In-Class Instruction The sporadic climb in COVID-19 cases in Florence over recent weeks is one reason that the governor’s recent change in how the metrics are looked at will likely not help Siuslaw and Mapleton Schools return to in-class instruction any time soon.  At 34 cases […]

Henry Holds On To Mayor’s Seat The votes have been counted and Mayor Joe Henry will continue to serve as Florence’s mayor.  Henry narrowly defeated his opponent, Florence business woman Jo Beaudreau in a very close race separated by only 125 votes.  Joining Mayor Henry on the city council are […]

Last Chance To Turn in Ballots Today is the last day to turn in your ballots.  Here in Florence there are two council seats and the mayoral seat up for grabs with Mayor Joe Henry looking to continue his tenure and local business woman, Jo Beaudreau looking to upset the […]

City Chooses Quince Street Developer It has been several years in the making, but the City’s Florence Urban Renewal Agency has come to an agreement with the Sycan B. Corp/Meret’e hotel management company to develop the property across from the Florence Events Center.  The concept of bringing a 100+ room […]

Rare Light Day of COVID-19 Cases It was a lighter day of COVID-19 cases yesterday in Lane County.  Lane County Public Health only reported 13 new cases for a total of 2,467.   There was also a drop in persons considered infectious.  That number dropped by 21 to 148.  There were […]

424 More COVID-19 Cases Another very heavy day of coronavirus cases for the State of Oregon.  There were 424 new cases with Multnomah County hitting 110 in a single day.  There are now a total of 43,228 cases that have occurred in the state.  There were also 7 new deaths […]

Drop Off Ballots Rather Than Mail Election Day is just around the corner, with less than a week to go Lane County Clerk Cheryl Betschart says if you want your ballot to be counted it is probably best not to put it in the mail.  Even though there is still […]