Florence Oregon News

COVID-19 Numbers Fluctuating; Oregon in Top 10 for Vaccinations; Emergency Management on Tsunami Advisory; Community Foundation Announces Board

COVID-19 Numbers Fluctuating The Oregon Health Authority is reporting that there are 22% fewer cases of COVID-19 from the previous week’s numbers, this coincides with a more than 30% decrease across the nation. Lane County, however is showing just a 7% decrease.  While the new report does show some hope […]

Push For Criminal-Justice Reform; Enforcement Blitz; Making Rules Permanent; COVID-19 Cases; School to Fill Budget Committee

Push For Criminal-Justice Reform Advocates for criminal-justice reform are continuing their effort to change the system during Oregon’s upcoming legislative session. Senate Bill 1510 aims to reduce interactions with law enforcement – a move that proponents see as vital for the safety of people of color. Babak Zolfaghari-Azar is a […]

Boats on the Siuslaw

Special Traffic Enforcement Planned; New COVID-19 Numbers; Booster Goal Not Being Met; Highway 101 Work North of Newport; LCOG Issues Scam Warning

Special Traffic Enforcement Planned Beginning Monday and lasting through the 13th of February the Florence Police Department will be participating in a traffic enforcement blitz to insure that individuals are properly wearing their seatbelts and are correctly using their child car seats.  The FPD has received dedicated funds for this […]

Siuslaw River Bridge

Students and Parents Congregate At Siuslaw School District Office; School Board Meeting; COVID-19 Cases; Winter Music Festival; Chamber Seminar

Students and Parents Congregate At Siuslaw School District Office Dozens of parents and students lined Oak Street yesterday near the district offices of the Siuslaw School District to protest several issues that were addressed in last night’s special meeting of the Siuslaw School Board.  The group held signs asking the […]

School Board Moves to In-Person Meeting; COVID-19 Cases Near 1,200 Locally; Gas Prices Steady

School Board Moves to In-Person Meeting After some pushback and a reevaluation the Siuslaw School Board has decided to move this evening’s Special School Board Meeting from Zoom to the Siuslaw Middle School.  Jennifer Waggoner met with school board Chairman Bob Sneddon and school superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak yesterday afternoon to […]

Boats on the Siuslaw

Wisniewski Resigns; Head Start Interviews; Sneddon Speaks Out About COVID-19; COVID-19 Numbers

Wisniewski Resigns Appointed City Councilor Maggie Wisniewski announced by letter the she would be resigning immediately.  The letter was read by Mayor Joe Henry at the beginning of the Florence City Council meeting last night.  She gave no specifics to her resignation other than she and her husband would be […]

Schools Continue to See COVID Increases; 27 New Cases of COVID-19; Inn to Replace Restaurant with Market; Wine and Chowder Moving Forward

Schools Continue to See COVID Increases Siuslaw School District continues to have cases of COVID-19 in their schools.  Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak sent out another letter yesterday to inform parents and staff of the latest cases which involve all three schools.  Grzeskowiak says the instances of COVID-19 is ongoing and increasing.  […]