Flu On The Rise Flu cases in the state continue to surge earlier in the season than in the past 5 years.  The Oregon Health Authority is reporting cases of influenza A are hitting peaks near 5000.  The majority of those cases are in the Portland Metro area, but cases […]

City Council Approves Grant Money Last night the Florence city Council approved the acceptance of a grant of $80,000 from Lane County Public health to support upgrades in the Miller Park play ground area.  The project itself will be over 200,000 dollars but money has already been received from another […]

City Council Meeting The Florence City Council will meet for the final time this evening for the 2022 cycle.  The meeting will come after an executive session that will focus on staff evaluations.  Executive sessions are not open to the public.  At 5:30 Mayor Joe Henry will hold his final […]

Donations Needed Fund raising for the Community Christmas Basket project is close to the target goal, but more is needed. “I need about $6,000 right now”. Carol Bennett spearheads the annual effort coordinated by the Florence Chapter of Soroptimist International.  Because many families in our community are “food-insecure” they likely […]

Governor EO to Bolster Hospitals Governor Kate Brown issued an executive order giving hospitals the flexibility and support to combat the surges in RSV, Influenza and COVID-19.  That flexibility comes in the form of allowing hospitals to draw from a pool of medical volunteer doctors and nurses.  The state is […]

Gas Prices Gas prices continue to plummet as the west coast sees the largest drops in the nation according to AAA.  Marie Dodds with AAA Oregon says the national average tumbled 14 cents bringing it down to $3.38 a gallon.  While Oregon’s average is at $4.16 it has gone down […]