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Caregiver Shortage It is a problem that all communities are dealing with, and with Florence retirement numbers increasing it is a concern for those working with the elderly. With the election a little over a month away, some say caregiving and long-term care are issues too big for candidates in […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior soccer player Yoskar De La Mora as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Yoskar’s defensive skills were instrumental in the Viking’s two wins last week as well as his contributions to the offense scoring […]
High School Football The Siuslaw Vikings were victorious on Friday Night as they traveled to Creswell to face the bulldogs. The Vikings improve to 2-1 in league play in a high scoring win posting 46 points to the Bulldogs 34. The Vikings host Elmira this Friday. The Mapleton Sailors 6 […]
City Council Meeting The Florence City council will recognize Domestic Violence Awareness month as well as National Arts and Humanities month and fire prevention Week at the beginning of this evenings council meeting. The proclamations will be followed by consideration for several grant resolutions including the request for approval for […]
Sports Schedule JV soccer will start off the weekend in sports with the Siuslaw Vikings heading to Creswell this afternoon. This evening the Vikings are on the Road to Creswell to face the Bulldogs with the game being broadcast on KCST beginning at 6:45. The Mapleton Sailors will be on […]
Sky High Gas Prices Over the past week gas prices have increased monumentally with the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Florence nearing $5.20 a gallon, that’s about .86 cents more than last week. Marie Dodds with AAA Oregon says it has been the perfect storm with […]
COVID-19 It will still be another two weeks before we know how many cases of COVID-19 have impacted the community. Oregon is now updating zip code information once a month and that means it will be October 12th or possibly the 19th before the next reporting. The Oregon Health Authority […]
Siuslaw Soccer Central Linn Cobras boys soccer team suffered their first defeat of the season at the hands of the hungry Siuslaw Vikings last night. Nicholas May and Charles Nelson each had a goal in the 2-0 win over the Cobras. Coach Londi Tomaro said the boys displayed discipline and […]
