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 […]
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Dock Fire With Minimal Damage; Vaccine Roll-out to Elderly; Two More Positive COVID-19 Cases in Florence; Food and $$ Needed; New Business Grants For Rural Lane County
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; COVID-19 Sites Back Up; Missing Man Located; Shelter Ribbon Cutting
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; Website Maintenance Causes State and County Fall Behind on COVID-19 Updates; Coastal Fitness Reopens Doors; City Council Meeting; Holiday Decor Winner Announced
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; One New Case For Florence; City Council Considers Annexation
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 […]
COVID-19 Numbers Declining; School Metrics Changing; Volunteers Needed; Three Rivers Casino Resorts Add Air Purification
COVID-19 Numbers Declining It comes on the heels of another two week risk assessment by the Oregon Health Authority, but the latest numbers for the coronavirus is showing a steep decline across the state and in Lane County. The decrease comes as a new two week order for counties goes […]
Another COVID-19 Case For Florence; Vaccination Rate; Gas Prices; Special School Board Meeting
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. […]
Full Council Meets; COVID-19 Update; Educators Vaccinations; Online Dinner Cancelled
Full Council Meets At last night’s City Council meeting after the swearing in of their 5th councilor, Margaret Wisniewski, the city deliberated on a resolution extending the state of emergency for the city of Florence. The councilors deliberated on some of the wording within the resolution including a statement which […]