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Vikings Victorious The Siuslaw Vikings fought their way out of a 19-0 halftime deficit to defeat the Philomath Warriors. The comeback started in the locker room at half-time with an inspirational speech by coach Sam Johnson and then orchestrated on the field under the leadership of Elijah Blankenship. Siuslaw regained […]
12th Annual Rods N Rhodies Today begins the 12th annual Rods and Rhodies Car Show. Over 125 cars are expected to arrive in Florence today and set up at the Port of Siuslaw Parking Lot beginning at noon. Early morning precipitation is expected to be gone by 11 am. Travelers […]
Soccer Starts 2-0 The young Siuslaw Soccer team is basking in its second win of the season. Siuslaw defeated Elmira 4-3. Coach Londi Tomaro said this win felt different. ” We Scored all our goals sort of in the middle of the game and then just were trying to hang […]
Police Set Pedestrian Enforcement Date The Florence Police Department is planning another pedestrian enforcement operation. Police will be situated near the intersection of 9th and Kingwood on Saturday, September 21st from 11am until 2pm. Police will observe traffic responding to pedestrians attempting to cross the intersection and will likely be […]
Cristobal Says Receivers Still Questionable Duck Coach Mario Cristobal says his injured receivers are still working out but not quite ready to play. He says Cam McCormack is still a couple of weeks out yet, but Juwan Johnson is getting closer. “Juwan is still day to day and going to […]
Concession Stand Back on Track Construction on the new concessions at Miller Park is back on schedule. The City of Florence had to choose a new masonry contractor after the original low bidder suffered some employee shortages and was unable to complete the contract. The city moved to the next […]
Sailor Volleyball Mapleton Sailor Volleyball was in Siletz Valley last night. Coach Molly Dooley said that while they lost in three sets she sees the improvement the young team is making every time the step on the court. Roni Granger had three aces and one kill and Emily Stevens added […]
New Traffic Pattern The ReVision Florence Streetscape project is nearing completion. Crews are working on moving underground utilities to the west side of highway 101 and that means a new traffic pattern for the section of road between the bridge and Highway 126. City Manager Erin Reynolds: “So you’re just […]
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