Local News, Sports and Everything Florence
ODOT Clears 101 ODOT crews worked for almost 7 hours Saturday afternoon into the evening to clear over 40 yards of debris that covered the roadway. A rockslide covered both lanes of Highway 101 on Saturday blocking access to yachats and the Heceta Lighthouse. Heavy rains and wind were likely […]
Viking Basketball Over the weekend the Lady Vikings basketball participated in the Harrisburg Booster Club Tournament. The team was defeated by Monroe on Friday 56-19. In the consolation game on Saturday Blanchet Catholic won 34-16. The Siuslaw boys withdrew from the tournament with not enough players due to illness. Mapleton […]
Rain and Wind have contributed to a failure of a portion of hillside just north of Sea Lion Caves forcing the closure of both lanes. there is not timeframe for reopening the area. Drivers are asked to use alternate routes around the area.
More Games Cancelled The illness of the boys basketball team reported by Siuslaw Athletic Director Chris Johnson will effect this evening’s tournament in Harrisburg. There are still not enough players to compete in the two day event. the girl’s games will proceed with the Vikings facing Monroe early this afternoon. […]
High Wind Warning The Potential for extremely high winds exists for the Oregon Coast overnight tonight into mid day tomorrow. The national Weather Service has issued a high wind warning in effect for much of the central and northern Oregon coast. Florence is sitting at the southern most point of […]
Pleasant Hill Over Siuslaw The Siuslaw Viking girls were on the court last night in Pleasant Hill, the girls suffered a 51-10 loss. Gracie Perkins had 6 of the Viking 10 points. Rhianna Lane had 9 rebounds. The boy’s game was cancelled due to not enough players able to play […]
Quake Swarm Continues The swarm of earthquakes off the coast of Florence have continued through the night into early this morning but are not a cause for alarm for coastal communities according William Yeck with the US Geological Survey. Yeck says these types of swarms are not uncommon and usually […]
Game Cancelled According to Siuslaw athletic director Chris Johnson the boys basketball game between Siuslaw and Pleasant Hill had to be postponed indefinitely and practice was cancelled last night due to some players being sick. The Girls game will go on as scheduled though. It has not been determined if […]
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