Local News, Sports and Everything Florence
Tuesday’s election results means a couple of new faces to the Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Board, yet they are very familiar to the community. In the race for SVFR Director Position1 Siuslaw News Editor, Ned Hickson edged out Local business person Crystal Farnsworth. Hickson says he is cognoscente of […]
Viking Track and Field The Siuslaw Vikings will be sending a bevy of track and field athletes to the OSAA State 4A Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon. Pac-12 Collegiate Baseball The Ducks are on the road for Pac Twelve Baseball […]
Newly Formed Decontamination Team Peach Health announces a newly formed decontamination team for Florence. Traditionally when a patient arrives at the hospital with a contamination issue the hospital would have to call the Fire Department to decontaminate the individual. Now with this Specially formed team the hospital can quickly deal […]
Ducks Paddle But Can’t Get Ashore The Oregon Ducks managed 7 hits in 9 innings but couldn’t cross the plate against the Lions of Loyola Marymount. The Lions put 4 runners across the plate in the shut out after a 3 run first inning put the Ducks on their heels. […]
Reavis Named Athlete of the Week Siuslaw track and field standout Trent Reavis is Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The junior athlete captured two Far West League titles this week with a personal record throw of 52-feet, one-half-inch in the shot put, and a discus toss of 150-feet-11-inches. […]
Detainee Named/Officers Acted Appropriately There is no official cause of death in the incident at the justice center on May 8th involving 2 Florence police officers and a detainee. More information was released yesterday including the name of the inmate. It was determined that David Keith Brickey died after a […]
Oregon Dunes Triathlete Winner This weekend’s Oregon Dunes Triathlon saw the best of the west, and even further, but the winner, Evan Pardi, a Graduate of the University of Oregon now resides in Arizona. And he said it was quite the shock after training in the heat of the desert. […]
Paving to be Completed With Rhody days just around the corner a few projects need to be completed and city manager Erin Reynolds say that all they ask is Patience. “Patience with us on Rhododendron drive and kingwood streets as we complete that project this week. Looks like the weather […]
