Local News, Sports and Everything Florence
Emergency Shelter to Open The Florence Emergency Cold Weather Shelter will open this evening and tomorrow evening as well. normally the shelter would open when temperatures are expected to drop below freezing. Temperatures are expected to be in the mid 30’s tonight and lower 40’s tomorrow evening but inclimate weather […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate junior Viking wrestler Mason Buss as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Mason won 5 of his 6 matches in the North Bend Coast Classic tournament this weekend finishing third overall in the 170 pound […]
Badger Mountain Snowfall/126 Closure It is slow going in the Walton, Badger Mountain area this morning as snowfall is making conditions slippery for travel. Snow is expected to continue throughout the day and into the overnight hours traffic is heavy and slow. There is a report of an accident two […]
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 […]
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