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Property Annexation Last night the Florence City Council approved the annexation of a piece of property in the Florence Urban Growth Boundary. The Property is within a group of homes on a cul de sac on 4726 Sea Breeze Lane owned by Ellen and Christopher Huntington. After annexation approval the […]
Viking Wrestling Over the Weekend the Siuslaw Wrestlers were at the Devon Invitational. Senior Leo Robertson won a title in the 157 pound class going undefeated. Junior Jacob Mann also went 3-0 to claim the 215 pound class. Siuslaw place third among 16 schools. For the Siuslaw ladies it was […]
Mountain Lions -Ecosystem People are probably happy to hear that two orphaned mountain lion kittens have been rescued and will find new homes at the Oregon Zoo, but sharing space with them in the wild is a different story. While these kittens are safe, there are different ideas about how […]
California Earthquake A 7.3 earthquake off the coast of northern California yesterday raised some eyebrows in the Florence area as national reports of a Tsunami warning rang out. Coast Radio received a deluge of calls following the 10:44 am event, many with panic in their voices as they wanted to […]
Viking Wrestling The Siuslaw Viking Wrestlers are traveling to Harrisburg today to compete in the Devon Dawson Invitational. Siuslaw will match up with Camas Valley, Elgin, Harrisburg, North Bend, regis, Scio, Sheridan, Vermonia and Mohawk. Competition begins in the morning. Big 10 Championship The #1 Oregon Ducks will be in […]
Winter Music Festival Rachel Pearson with Florence Art, Culture and Entertainment says sales for the annual Winter Music Festival are brisk and that multi-day festival packages are getting slim. The annual festival according to Pearson will be adding more diversity. Traditionally bluegrass has been a male dominate genre. “So we […]
Viking Basketball The Viking Girls had a rough start to the basketball season last night at Glen Butler Court. The lady Viks were held to just 12 points while Taft pounded out 67 for the lopsided win. The Viking Boys scored 38 points on the night, but Taft out gunned […]
Group Wants More Training for Gun Dealers Nearly 40-percent of guns used in Oregon homicides are illegally trafficked through legal gun dealers, and another 30-percent are stolen from them, acccording to new research. The report by the Alliance for a Safe Oregon highlights gaps in security, training and inspections among […]
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