Latest COVID-19 Report Since Lane County Public Health and the Oregon Health authority changed the way it reports the instances of COVID-19, there has been a reduction in known cases. At home testing has increased and those who chose to go unreported or even get tested are dealing privately with […]
Florence Oregon News
Flu On The Rise; Gas Prices Continue to Drop; Increased Traffic Patrols; Volunteers Needed
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; Consent Agenda Approved; Mapleton School Board; Paid Leave Tax
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; Wreck/Power Outage; Christmas Meal Distribution
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; OPB to Expand; LCSO Seeking Information
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; Crab Delay; Accident
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; Mapleton Christmas Festival; Flags in Honor of Pearl Harbor
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 […]
Early Morning Wreck
An early morning single vehicle accident caused the closure of 9th street near the 7/11 store. The vehicle received heavy damage and snapped a power pole causing an outage in the area. There are no reports of serious injury. Central Lincoln PUD is on the scene replacing the pole.




