Vikings First Outing Tough! Friday evening the Siuslaw Vikings had a tough first outing against the visiting Elmira Team. It was a very vocal opening season crowd, but an early 60 yard touchdown run for junior Elmira running back Brady Nagel set the tone for the game. Despite good efforts […]
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Smoke Lingers; Investigation is Ongoing; Wake Zone Enforced
Smoke Continues to Pour In Firefighters continue to battle the Chetco Bar Fire to the south of Florence as smoke continues to pour over the coastal regions. Air quality improved slightly for Brookings and Gold Beach yesterday as winds pushed southeasterly. Fire conditions were still extreme with dry, hot weather. […]
LCC Addresses DACA; Beachwalk Helps Out Families; Be Ready Expo; Smoke Projected to Return
LCC Makes DACA Statement On the heels of what may be the end of the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program or DACA, Lane Community college has issues a statement urging President Trump to not repeal the Obama era act. A change in this policy could affect over 750 thousand […]
Viking Volleyball Off To Great Start; Perrydale Takes Down Mapleton; Weekend Prep and College Matches
Vikings Sweep in Junction City The Viking Volley ball team was in Junction city for tournament play. The first match against Junction City the Viks took the first two games 25-17 25-18 and dropped the third 27-29 and came back in the fourth for a 25-18 victory. In their second […]
ODOT App For Drivers; Overdose Awareness; Celebration of Life
ODOT Launches Distractred Driver APP The Oregon Department of Transportation is launching a new campaign to help curb incidents of distracted driving. According to ODOT 69% of passengers say they are uncomfortable driving with someone who is texting and 72 % of drivers admit to driving distracted themselves. The new […]
Emeralds Strike Back; Prep Schedules
Emeralds Bash Aqua Sox The Everett Aqua Sox don’t know what hit them last night, but the Eugene Emeralds let loose after dropping the last three games. The Ems combined for 14 hits and scored 12 runs while shutting out Everett. Four different Emerald players went yard with runners in […]
Fuel Climb Not Harvey; Florence Police Beef Up Enforcement; DeFazio Visit; Chetco Bar Fire Update
Harvey Has Little Effect On Local Fuel Hurricane Harvey may have shaken up the gulf coast and shut down oil refineries there but according to Marie Dodds with AAA Oregon it was the increased demand over the eclipse that generated the surge here in Florence. “Harvey is really not having […]
Aqua Sox Dominate Emeralds; Justin Herbert Say Ducks Are Prepared
Emeralds Fall The Everett Aqua Sox took control of the game last night after the Emeralds secured a 4 – 2 lead. In the bottom of the fifth inning with the bases loaded a wild pitched and a walk scored a run then Aaron Stroosma hit a grand slam to […]