Upcoming Election Information Roughly one in three registered voters in Lane County submitted ballots for the May 21st Primary Election and the processing went smoothly.  That’s according to Lane County Clerk and Elections Director Dena Dawson.  The Elections division has made the transition to preparations for the November 5th General […]

Lightning Strikes From Midnight Sunday to 5am Western Lane District received 56 lightning strikes.  In anticipation of storms the Oregon Department of Forestry mobilized units to be on the lookout for potential fires that may come from such strikes.  Assistant District Forester Chet Behling says they responded to 6 fires […]

CrowdStrike Glitch Affects Hospitals Organizations worldwide were affected by the CrowdStrike update glitch by Microsoft from airlines to hotels, to gas stations and even hospital systems.  PeaceHealth had to temporarily shut down some elective surgeries while they assessed the impact the update had affected their systems.  According to information released […]

Two Arrested For Attempting to Steal Wire A suspicious power outage on Monday in the area of Siuslaw River Road and Richardson Upriver road caused employees with Blachly-Lane Electric to respond. Upon arrival at the site of the outage the employees notice a vehicle stuck in the mud and two […]

Council Passes Ordinance With Some Changes At last night’s city council meeting the council deliberated how the temporary housing ordinance would be implemented.  Issues of noise and length of stay were part of the deliberation.  Councilor Meyer asked about the effect Generators might have on the properties surrounding an area […]

Republican Ofice Opens Ahead of the November election the Lane County Republican party has announced the opening of their new office here in Florence.  The Office will have their grand opening today to coincide with the Republican National Convention.  Several members currently serving in positions in the state will be […]