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Vax Clinic The emphasis on masking and social distancing has waned in recent weeks, but the City of Florence is still committed to bring vaccination clinics to Florence. Tomorrow the Florence Events Center will be host to another in a series of clinics. The event will be from 10 am […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior Mapleton Track and Field standout Joe Shepard. Shepard realized his personal goal of a 40 foot triple jump with a 40’-11.25 inch jump at Friday’s Central Coast Invitational which also gave him a first […]
New COVID Cases In the past two weeks there have been more than 10 new COVID-19 cases reported for the Florence area. The number has been low over the last 4 weeks with minimal increases, but on Friday Lane County Public Health reported 2 more cases which brought the number […]
Mapleton’s Shepard Excels in Central Coast Invitational In an interview in March Mapleton Sailor Joe Shepard told coast Radio that his goal for his final year at Mapleton High School was to reach 40 feet in the triple jump. Shepard reached and exceeded that goal on Friday at the Central […]
Local Arrested for Arson Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue responded to a small fire at Twin Lakes Store yesterday morning. The fire was apparently intentionally started. The fire was extinguished by a passer by who spotted the smoke and flames. SVFR was called out at 7:32 am and confirmed the […]
Vikings vs Marist The Siuslaw Vikings finally got a game in yesterday. The Vikings visited Marist Catholic. The game likely would have ended early as Marist took an 11 run lead into the 4th inning, but the Vikings managed to score two to keep the game going into the 5th […]
Rhodododren Festival Awaits The Florence community is just a month away from the long awaited Rhododendron Festival and after two previous years of cancelled activities the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce is promising a full slate of activities. The COVID-19 pandemic caused impacted travel and tourism along the coast dampening […]
Marist Game Rescheduled The Siuslaw Vikings will try once again to play their games against Marist. The games have been rescheduled for 5 pm today in Eugene. Athletic Director Chris Johnson says if today’s game is cancelled they have an alternative date for Saturday. Weather is supposed to clear up […]
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