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Accident Shuts Down 101 The potential for a deadly disaster was avoided on Saturday afternoon when a 1997 ford explorer traveling southbound on Highway 101 just south of Florence at approximately 1:28 pm crossed traffic and became airborne leaving a path of damage before crashing into the propane tank located […]
New Council to Convene 3 members of the Florence City council will take the oath of office on Monday evening. Mayor Joe Henry, councilman Woody Woodbury, and new councilwoman Geraldine Lucio will be officially sworn in. There will be a brief council meeting to approve minutes from the November and […]
Sky-Em/Skyline Basktetball Tourney Prep basketball tonight, for the Sky-Em/Skyline Crossover Basketball tournament. The Siuslaw girls will tip off against North Valley in Kalamath Falls at 5:30. The Viking boys will play Hidden Valley at 4 o’clock in Cottage Grove. The Sky-Em / Skyline Crossover Basketball Tournament continues Saturday in Klamath […]
Bag Ban Imminent? It’s coming. A source close to the subject has said that Florence will likely have a ban on plastic bags in place sometime in the 2019 calendar year. The Florence Environmental Management Advisory Committee will meet this evening to discus some of the aspects of a ban, […]
Mitchell to Head to NFL The Oregon Ducks were hoping to bring back all of their 11 starters for the 2019 season, but after the Redbox Bowl win MVP wide receiver Dillon Mitchell announced that he will enter the NFL draft. Mitchell led the pac 12 in receiving and set […]
Roadkill For Dinner One of the new laws in effect for Oregon in 2019 is the Roadkill law. Oregonians may now harvest deer and elk that has been killed in roadside accidents. You are required to have a permit though. Of course the permits are retroactive and you must submit […]
Local Sports There are no contests scheduled for tonight or tomorrow in prep or college hoops. The next outing for the Viking girls and boys will be Friday evening for the Sky-Em/Skyline basketball tournament. Mapleton’s next outing will also be on Friday. The Sailors travel to McKenzie in a […]
Body of Missing Florence Man Found The body of missing Florence man Patrick Stapp has been found. Stapp’s body was located Sunday in Mercer lake. The 58 year old Stapp had been missing since December 3rd. Stapp’s vehicle had rolled over on Sutton Lake road and lane county sheriff’s noticed […]
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