Local COVID-19 Numbers Surging There were 22 more COVID-19 cases identified in the 97439 zip code on Friday. Lane County is reporting multilple daily cases for the Florence area and there have been 86 cases reported in the last two weeks. The total continues to inch towards the 1,000 mark […]
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Storm Results; Spiking COVID Numbers; Oregon COVID Cases Break Record; Cure for Pandemic Blues?
Storm Results Last night’s wind event had a much smaller impact than the one earlier in the week. While there is still a high wind warning until 10 am this morning the instances of power outages is much less Central Lincoln PUD is reporting about 200 customers without power this […]
Pharmacy Issues Continue; Weather Advisories; Travel Concerns; 19 Cases in Single Day for Florence; C.R.O.W. Auditions
Pharmacy Issues Continue The Florence area continue to deal with long waits and limited access to their medications as the new year has not resolved the issues with pharmacies. Peace Harbor Director of Medical Group Operations, Cheri Payne says they are seeing some smoothing out of the issue but there […]
Bridge Accident; Yesterday’s 126 Closure; Boosters Key for Florence; New Numbers in Florence; Communications Position Open
Bridge Accident An accident yesterday afternoon caused a back up of traffic along Highway 101. Emergency crews responded to a two vehicle wreck on the Siuslaw River Bridge at approximately 4:15. Both lanes of the bridge were affected and the bridge was closed down until about 5:30. There was no […]
Remnants of Storm; High Water/Road Closure; Vax Clinic; More COVID-19 Numbers
Remnants of Storm Siltcoos Station Road remains closed as a result of Sunday’s high winds. Downed trees and power lines have caused the closure and work crews continue to work to reopen it. Thompson Creek Road near Brickerville also remains closed. Central Lincoln PUD is reporting it still has about […]
Some Outages May Take Days to Repair; Wind Storm; More COVID Cases; City Schedule; Input Wanted on Hult Dam
Some Outages May Take Days to Repair Central Lincoln PUD is reporting about 6 thousand outages in their coverage area, but only about 1300 of those are in the Florence area. Chris Chandler with Central Lincoln PUD says while most customers in the Florence area will have power back on […]
COVID-19 Number and Pandemic Review of 2021; 2021 Review Cont…
COVID-19 Number and Pandemic Review of 2021 As we take a look back on 2021 no single story has impacted the Siuslaw region more than the COVID-19 Pandemic. Even as yesterday’s numbers from Lane County show another 10 cases for the Florence area for a total of 897 all-time cases. […]
Power Back on By Late Afternoon; Fees to Go Up for Out-of-Staters; COVID-19 Surging
Power Back on By Late Afternoon Yesterday’s accident on Highway 101 near Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue left more than 750 businesses and residences in the area without power for part of the day. A power pole was severed causing extensive damage to the lines. Chris Chandler with Central Lincoln […]