Final Day of MLB Draft The MLB draft continued yesterday with 4 more Oregon State Beavers being chosen. Left-Handed junior pitcher Brandon Eisert was selected by Toronto. Eisert has appeared in 62 games over 3 seasons with the Beavers with an 18-5 record. His 2.28 era ranks ninth in Oregon […]
Author: George Henry
City Plans Block Party; Jeep Show and Shine; Scholarship Awards; Gas Prices Fall
City Plans Block Party The Power of Florence is just over a month away and in conjunction with the volunteer day the City of Florence is planning a community block party on the evening before. July 19th the section of Bay Street between Laurel and the Siuslaw River Bridge will […]
Rannow to Compete at Portland Track Fest; Duck’s Horton Steps Down; OSU Begins National Search for Baseball Coach
Rannow to Compete at Portland Track Fest Siuslaw Track Star Hannah Rannow will compete against a large group of athletes, including college and Olympic hopefuls at the Portland Track Festival. Rannow will be running the 1500 meter race on Sunday. Duck’s Horton Steps Down Oregon Duck Baseball coach George Horton […]
Viking Football Coach Resigns
Siuslaw Viking head football coach Chad Smith tendered his resignation. The information first appeared on a facebook post on the Official-Siuslaw Vikings Football page. It states that the football program is heading in a different direction. the Vikings were 0-8 last season under Smith. This fall the Vikings will have […]
City Approves Budget; ReVision Night Work; ADU’s Could Get Second Wind
City Approves Budget In a unanimous vote last night the Florence City Council approved its biennial budget for the 2019-2021. The new budget will see some increases in fees from public works to administration fees. The fees are adjusted for inflation at the current CPI of 1.3 percent. The operating […]
Rutschman Goes #1; D-Backs Choose Nelson
Rutschman Goes #1 The Oregon State Beavers are celebrating the success of Junior catcher Adley Rutschman. Rutschman was taken first overall in the MLB First-Year Player draft by the Baltimore Orioles. Rutschman capped his junior season with a .411 batting average with 17 home runs and 58 RBI’s with a […]
Our Town: May 2019
Rhody Days w/Bettina Hannigan Bobby King Retires from OPB Board Lane County Courthoue w/Jay Bozevich Peter DeFazio Public Arts Committee w/Harlan Springer and Kelli Weese Gary Cargill, Dee Osborne, Ross Kroenert
OYA Youth Escapes; Peanut Butter Drive Concludes; City Council Meeting
OYA Youth Escapes The Oregon Youth Authority reported the escape of a youth that was being held at its facility in Florence. 20 year old Brandon Hansen had recently been transferred to the Florence facility from its MacLaren facility in Woodburn. Hansen was being held since January 2017 for the […]