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Police Set Pedestrian Enforcement Date The Florence Police Department is planning another pedestrian enforcement operation. Police will be situated near the intersection of 9th and Kingwood on Saturday, September 21st from 11am until 2pm. Police will observe traffic responding to pedestrians attempting to cross the intersection and will likely be […]
Cristobal Says Receivers Still Questionable Duck Coach Mario Cristobal says his injured receivers are still working out but not quite ready to play. He says Cam McCormack is still a couple of weeks out yet, but Juwan Johnson is getting closer. “Juwan is still day to day and going to […]
Concession Stand Back on Track Construction on the new concessions at Miller Park is back on schedule. The City of Florence had to choose a new masonry contractor after the original low bidder suffered some employee shortages and was unable to complete the contract. The city moved to the next […]
Sailor Volleyball Mapleton Sailor Volleyball was in Siletz Valley last night. Coach Molly Dooley said that while they lost in three sets she sees the improvement the young team is making every time the step on the court. Roni Granger had three aces and one kill and Emily Stevens added […]
New Traffic Pattern The ReVision Florence Streetscape project is nearing completion. Crews are working on moving underground utilities to the west side of highway 101 and that means a new traffic pattern for the section of road between the bridge and Highway 126. City Manager Erin Reynolds: “So you’re just […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports Congratulate Jaxson Jensen as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Jensen scored both goals in the season opener soccer game against Waldport in the 2-1 victory on Friday and then on Saturday posted the second best […]
New Permits Needed For Cannery Station Grading of the new Cannery station property across from Fred Meyer continues as crews clear vegetation and trees from the property and level much of the sand. According to one equipment operator at the site no sand is being removed, but rather redistributed on […]
Siuslaw Soccer Gets First Win Siuslaw soccer scored their first victory on Friday against Waldport. 2-1. Junior Jaxson Jensen scored both goals in the win. Coach Londi Tomaro said their opponents were fast and their goalie had several defenses on goal that kept the score low. Siuslaw scored first in […]
The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate Siuslaw High School junior Hannah Rannow and Mapleton sophomore JJ Neece. Last night at a ceremony at Siuslaw High School the two athletes were named Athletes of the Year for the 2018 and 2019 School year. Rannow capped her season with a state championship in the 1500 meters and a second place finish in the 800 meter. Neece was a three sport athlete and competed in 4 state championship events including the 100 meters, long jump, triple jump and the Javelin. Neece also was a stand-out football player on offense and defense earning a 1st team all league honors as linebacker on defense.
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