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Flower Baskets Need No matter what happens, all 140 pole mounted flower baskets on Florence’s main streets will be up and blooming all summer. That’s according to Bettina Hannigan, President and CEO of the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce. “The Chamber pays for those baskets. If we don’t get them […]
Viking Sports The Siuslaw Vikings are scheduled to host the Sisters Outlaws in double-header baseball and softball this afternoon. First pitch for both contests begin at 2 pm and the second game is scheduled to follow soon after the completion of the first. Thugh rain is in the forecast it […]
Backflow Testing The City of Florence has announced several points of interest happening in the month of May. One of the key events is the annual residential backflow device testing that will begin on May 20th. The testing is required through city code and Oregon Administrative rule for the protection […]
Viking Baseball The Siuslaw Vikings fought through some weird weather conditions yesterday on the mound as the Viking Baseball team took on The Outlaws of Sisters in the mountains. Snow, rain, wind and ultimately sunshine made for a tough outing with the Outlaws coming out on top 10-2. The two […]
City Looking to Finalize Camping Codes Even though only two people provided verbal input at Monday’s special Florence City Council meeting about the draft ordinance regulating homeless camping. Mayor Rob Ward was pleased with the response. He said there were seven written comments submitted. “Well, a lot of it was […]
Foot Health Month – Dr. Stanger
Vikings Win in 7th They did it again. The Siuslaw Viking baseball team had yet another come from behind victory after trailing the entire game. The seventh inning has proven to be the moment that sparks the Vikings, this time with a little help from the Cottage Grove Lions. A […]
Events A couple of events mark the calendar this weekend in Florence. The city will be hosting a planting tomorrow at the 18th Street Pocket Park from 10am until 2 pm. The Environmental Management Advisory Committee will take the lead and the city is invited to participate. The city staff […]
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