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Three Buttes Fire The latest information from the Three Buttes fire is that while there is no containment, there is now significant growth either. The fire is covering about 144 acres according to the Oregon Department of Forestry. Fire crews are working tirelessly to form a barrier around the area […]
Three Buttes Fire Fire crews are preparing land around the Herman Peak Communications site near the Three Buttes Fire. The facility is not currently in danger of being overcome by the fire, but as it is critical for emergency communications officials want to be sure that there is plenty of […]
Viking Victory The Vikings committed three turnovers in the first half and only led 14-0 going into the break. But they came back with 22 unanswered points in the second period to defeat the Newport Cubs 36-0 in the season opener for both teams Friday night at Morrow Field in […]
Volleyball Win For Viks Siuslaw Viking Volleyball had a battle against Sutherlin last night but the team held tough and drew out the match to 5 sets with a Victory. 25-11, 23-25, 25-14, 19-25, 16-14. Rhianna Lane had 13 kills and 9 blocks, Jolee Erickson added 8 kills and Kimberly […]
Chamber Weighs in on Recent County Commissionere Meeting An impassioned President and CEO of the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce, Bettina Hannigan lashed out at the Lane County Commissioners yesterday for what she sees as an agenda to solidify the use of 1.5% of the Transient Room Tax intended for […]
Volleyball The Siuslaw Viking volleyball team will take on Sutherlin this evening. The road game for the Vikings will be at 6 pm. The Vikings will then take the week off and play again on Thursday the 7th. The Mapleton Sailors volleyball will be at home against Riddle at 6 […]
New Process For Business Licensing Business owners in Florence will be introduced to a new process for applying for or renewing their business license. The City of Florence is going to an online business license application and will be offering a free training program at the Florence Events Center on […]
Siuslaw Viking volleyball was in North Bend last night. The Vikings fell in 3 sets. Next up for the Vikings is a trip to Sutherlin tomorrow with a 6pm game time. Mapleton Volleyball will host Riddle tomorrow. The combined team of Siuslaw and Mapleton Soccer will host a game tomorrow […]
