Local News, Sports and Everything Florence
Homeless Bussing The Florence area has recently seen an increase in the number of “unhoused” or homeless people. Bob Teter with Siuslaw Outreach Services has pinned down a likely cause. “Recently we’re actually seeing other counties bussing in homeless individuals here. We just found out about this recently.” He found […]
Sandblasters Baseball The Three Rivers Casino Sandblasters baseball is on the road today to take on the North Coos Waterfront. Their last meeting the Sandblasters split a pair of games losing 8-3 in the first but bouncing back in game two to defeat Waterfront 13-5. Emeralds The Eugene Emeralds have […]
Siuslaw Football Siuslaw football will begin it’s 2023 season with a pair on non-league games. The first game of the season will be on a Thursday, August 31st against Newport followed by Kennedy on September 8th. The first home game will be against La Pine on Friday September 15th. Hall […]
Crash Investigation The investigation into a vehicle crash last month that claimed the life of a Florence man is under investigation. 31-year-old Logan Jacob Scott was killed when the car he was driving was stuck broadside by a Ford F250 driven by 24-year-old Ravi Artemus Polini of Fort Bragg, California. […]
First Citizen Nominees As part of the Siuslaw Awards on Friday, July 21st is the announcement of the First Citizen Award that highlights the generosity and commitment of an individual in the Florence Community that has given of themselves to see the community thrive. This year’s nominees are Kim Erickson […]
Rutschman- Home Run Derby Adley Rutschman, Former Oregon State Beaver Baseball standout that is currently a member of the Baltimore Orioles did not make it past the first round of the MLB Home Run Derby last night but he did put on quite a show sending 27 balls over the […]
Sandblasters Baseball The Three Rivers Sandblasters defeated the North Jackson D2 on Sunday. The Sandblasters blasted D@ 19-2 on the bats of Andrew Jensen-Norman, Ethan Halpin, Max Reynolds, Will Johnson and Jordan Pitcher. In all the Sandblasters had 16 hits. Ethan Halpin was the starting pitcher for the Sandblasters. He […]
Planning Commission There is no City Council meeting this evening. The City Council and Planning Commission will meet tomorrow for a joint work session to discuss the Transportation System Plan Project at 5:30. The group will receive a consultation presentation and go over proposed work products and public outreach. The […]
