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Transportation Committee The City of Florence Transportation committee will meet tomorrow evening with one action item on the agenda. The committee will discuss compact car parking standards. The issue could potentially be updated in the city code following the discussion. There is currently no specific wording that standardizes compact car […]
Viking Football Will Johnson carried the ball 16 times for 74 yards and two rushing touchdowns; caught a 61 yard touchdown pass; and had an 82 yard kick-off return for his fourth score of the night and the Vikings cruised to a 60–20 Mountain Valley Conference win over the Lapine […]
Viking Soccer Siuslaw Boys Varsity Soccer adds another win to their season with a shut out of Sweet home last night. The Vikings scored 2 goals. The game was scoreless after the first half but in the second half the Vikings put on the pressure taking 14 shots on goal. […]
Three Buttes Fire The Three Buttes fire 11 miles northeast of Florence is still burning,but fire officials fromt the US Forest Service says that firefighters are having success containing the lightning caused fire. The size if the area has reduced to 117 acres from 144 and the fire is considered […]
Sports Schedule Viking JV and Varsity Volleyball will host Creswell this afternoon and evening from Glen Butler Court. JV competition begins at 4:30 and Varsity follows at 6:30. Cross country begins its season today at the Country Fair Classic near Veneta. Viking boys Soccer travels to Sweet Home with JV […]
Three Buttes Fire As the month of September progresses the danger for fire continues to decrease with the level being at moderate now. But warm dry temperatures expected over the next several days could cause the danger to rise again. As of this morning there was no new update on […]
Assisted Living Week This week is national assisted living week, highlighting the hard work put in to help older people and people living with disabilities. Many Oregonians hope to stay in their homes as that age, but that often requires long term care. Stacy Larsen is with A-A-R-P Oregon. “Oregon […]
No High School Football for Mapleton Mapleton School District has officially announced that they will not be proceeding with a High School football season this year. Athletic Director for Mapleton, Carrie Dean said it was a group decision that included the members of the team. The school had announced over […]
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