Local News

Businesses React to COVID-19; Cyclist Killed at Intersection; Update Coronavirus Numbers; Free Internet; Gas Prices Steady Despite Record Lows; List Updated

Businesses React to COVID-19 Businesses all around Florence are gearing up to protect their workers and their clientele as concerns about the spread of COVID-19 ramps up across the state.  Oregon Pacific Bank is the first of the banks in Florence to close its lobby doors and is servicing their […]

Restaurants to Close or Only Allow Take-out or Delivery; Cinemas to Temporarily Close; City News; OHA New Coronavirus Numbers; Reedsport Police Breakup Fight Ring

Restaurants to Close or Only Allow Take-out or Delivery It will be a St. Patrick’s Day to remember for years to come.  With yesterday’s announcement from Governor Kate Brown that she will sign an executive order today to limit gatherings and ban restaurants and bars from operating under normal circumstances, […]

Sports

The National Football League announced Monday that the 2020 draft will proceed as scheduled April 23rd  through the 25th and will be televised, but the annual selection process will no longer include public events in Las Vegas due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   The NFL announced last week that teams were prohibited […]

Boats on the Siuslaw

College Sports Cancelled Through School Year

College Sports Cancelled Through School Year The Pac-12 CEO group and school athletic Directors met on Saturday to determine the fate of athletics for the remainder of the academic calendar and beyond.  The group has decided to cancel all spring conference and non-conference sports and championships through the end of […]

Governor Brown Announcement Expected; Numbers Not All Bad; School Feeding Students; Mapleton List of Food Pick Up; Closing Updates

Governor Brown Announcement Expected It could come down at any moment.  Governor Kate Brown indicated that sometime today she would decide if the dangers posed by the COVID-19 virus warrant the mandatory closing of Restaurants and bars that seat over 50 people.  This comes on the heels of Washington’s governor […]