Author: George Henry

Siuslaw River Boardwalk

Sewage Seeps into SiuslawNew Executive Director for Siuslaw Watershed CouncilMural Project ProposedCrash Display Draws Attention

Sewage Seeps into Siuslaw The city of Florence Public works department issued a statement that several thousand gallons of sewage overflowed after a blockage created by solidified grease caused the backup off of first street on the Ivy street right of way.  Mike Miller with public works issued the statement […]

Vikings Split Double Header; Lady Vikings Fall to Pirates; Rotary Prefontaine Invitational Highlights; 2 Wins, 1 Washout for the Beavers; Ducks Split Double Header

Vikings Split Double Header On the Diamond Saturday Siluslaw managed to get a double header in with the Marshfield Pirates  before the rain.  In the first game Gabe Simington pitched 6 and 2/3’s innings striking out 16 batters allowing only 2 runs and three hits.  In the second game Marshfield […]

Siuslaw Bridge and Sealion

Wyden/Merkley Secure Emergency Funds; Airport to Clarify Transient Camping; Earth Day Celebration; C.R.O.W. Presents Disney’s Tarzan

Wyden/Merkley Secure Emergency Funds Last year’s record wildfires devastated communities across Oregon and impacted the landscape and economies of rural communities.  Even Florence was affected when it sent members of the Siuslaw Valley Fire and rescue to help on several of the Oregon fires and even ones in Southern California.  […]

Gazebo on the Siuslaw River

Cinder Classic Results; Weekend Events

Mapleton Has Good Showing At Cinder Classic Mapleton freshman JJ Neece took third place in the 100 meters at the Cinder Classic yesterday at Crow High School.  He finished with a time of 12.67 seconds.  Freshman Robert Burnett finished second in the 3000 meters with a personal record of 15:27.00.  […]

Fatalities Plague Central Coast Highways; Early Rhody Show This Weekend; Lithium Batteries Cause for Concern; Trout Moved to Cleawox

Fatalities Plague Central Coast Highways In just the past month there have been 9 fatalities on the roads in the central Oregon coast.  126 and 101 have been plagued in recent weeks with a rash of crashes that have resulted in life ending events.  A report in the NewsGuard says […]

Boats on the Port of Siuslaw

Thursday/Friday Sports Lineup

Today Mapleton Track and field this afternoon has Mapleton’s Sailors in Crow for the Cinder Classic Meet.   Siuslaw is off until Friday’s Oregon Relays at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field. Tomorrow Looking at Prep Baseball for Friday, weather permitting Siuslaw will take on Marshfield for a Far West […]

Boats on the Siuslaw

Public Safety Telecommunicators Week; Revision Florence to Host Preview; Fuel continues Upward Movement; Is Social Housing Viable?

Public Safety Telecommunicators Week By proclamation Governor Brown has named this week Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.  In Oregon 9-1-1 operators field nearly 2 million calls a year and are the lifeline in many emergencies across the state.  Florence Police Chief, Tom Turner, recognizes the important responsibility of our local workers. […]