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Missing the Curve? The numbers in Lane County for the COVID-19 virus according to Health officials continue to decline with fewer numbers in various sectors including the student and staff population at the university of Oregon. However the Florence area has not yet seen the curve to lower rates. The […]
Legislature Proposes Adding Animal Crossings A measure in the Oregon Legislature aims to reduce vehicle collisions with wildlife. House Bill 4130 would allocate five-million dollars for wildlife crossings in problem spots across the state. In Oregon, there are about seven-thousand collisions with deer each year, costing Oregonians 44 million dollars […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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