Florence Numbers and Vaccine Concerns The Daily number of COVID-19 cases, while slower in the past week still continue to plague Lane County with occasional spikes.  There were another 117 cases reported yesterday for the county and the Florence number is inching towards 150 with a new case yesterday bringing […]

Dock Fire With Minimal Damage An early morning fire this morning involving a semi-truck parked at the Florence goodwill had emergency crews on site trying to minimize damages.  Siuslaw Valley Fire and rescue was on the scene at about 6:30 this morning.  According to Chief Michael Schick there was a […]

Annexation Public Hearing Last night Florence City Council meeting was dedicated to a public hearing over the potential annexation of property in the northern Florence Urban Growth Boundary.  There was an extensive review of the proposal by Wendy Farley Campbell followed by comments from the developer and from opponents of […]

Sheriff Asking For Help in Missing Man’s Wherabouts The Lane County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the Florence community’s assistance locating 65 year old Hammond West who was reported missing by a caregiver on January 31, 2021 after he failed to return to his home on Dilley Lane in Eugene from a […]

Rhody Court Cancelled There is still hope that 2021 will not be a repeat of 2020 with plans for the 2021 Rhododendron Festival underway, unfortunately one of the aspects of the festival, the Rhody Court will not go on as scheduled.   President and CEO of the Florence Area Chamber of […]

Another COVID-19 Case For Florence There has been another case of COVID-19 reported for Florence bringing that total to 144 as the overall numbers of cases across Lane County see another day of easing.  Lane County Public Health only reported 38 new cases yesterday as 796 cases are reported statewide.  […]