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Mapleton Track and Field Mapleton Track and Field competed yesterday at a meet in Waldport. Coach Ed Dellahay said the fledgling team did well scoring 5 first place victories. Senior Joe Shepard had two of them with a first place finish in the triple jump with 39’11” and first in […]
Emergency Fuel Station in the Works It is still a ways off, but the City of Florence is looking at constructing an emergency fuel facility through monies from HB 5202 which passed in the special session of the Oregon Legislature. The recent bill included $250,000 for the facility which Public […]
Florence Receives More Accolades The City of Florence has once again made a list of top places to visit on the west coast. Travel Author Laura Taylor’s accolades of the Florence Coast include Sea Lion Caves, Heceta Head Lighthouse and the many quality eateries as well as the gorgeous views. […]
Vikings 2-0 To Start Season The Siuslaw Vikings baseball team started off their season with a pair of wins yesterday in Sutherlin. The Vikings started off game one with a 3 run first inning. Viking pitcher Jason Garcia pitched four innings allowing only one hit and one run on offense […]
4 COVID-19 Cases Reported It was a relative slow weekend for COVID-19 cases for the Florence area. There were only 4 new cases reported by Lane County Public Health over the three day period (1501). Overall the Lane County area had 84 new cases for the same period. Numbers continue […]
Duck Women To Play Belmont The Oregon Ducks Women’s Baskteball team will play the Belmont Bruins from Knoxville Tennessee in the first round of the women’s NCAA tournament. The Lady Ducks will play on Saturday beginning at 2:30. The 12 seed Bruins were 22-7 for the season and 16-2 in […]
Schools Enter Maskless Phase The Mask mandate officially lifted on Saturday. This week Siuslaw Schools enter a new phase of the Pandemic. Siuslaw Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak sent out a letter to parents, staff and friends stating that beginning today masks would be optional for students and staff at all of […]
Beaver Baseball The Oregon State Beavers took the first two games of the series against Washington State this weekend, but lost a tight battle on Sunday. After outings of 13-3 and 5-1 the Beavers fell to the Cougars 9-8 on Sunday. The Beavers led 8-7 after 8 ½ innings in […]
