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College Baseball The Oregon Ducks are headed to the desert this weekend to face the Arizona Wildcats in Pac-12 Baseball. The Ducks are currently 15-7 overall and 3-3 in Pac-12 play. Arizona is 14-9 and 3-6 in league play. Games will begin on Friday and conclude on Sunday. The […]
Bank Merger A recent merger of two banks has changed the landscape of Oregon banks. The merger of Columbia Banking System of Seattle that is headquartered in Tacoma got the official approval for the merger with Umpqua Bank. It had been in the process for several years with an all […]
Viking Baseball Cancelled Due to Snowy East Viking baseball’s trip to Klamath Falls was cancelled yesterday due to inclement weather. Snow continues to be an issue in the eastern part of the state. Athletic Director Chris Johnson says they will work to find replacement games or reschedule. Athlete of the […]
Time to Change Your Tires If you have studded tires on your car or truck, you have until the end of the day Friday to have them taken off. Studded tires are allowed in Oregon between November 1st and March 31st each year. Galen McGill, the State Maintenance and Operations […]
More on Recent Scams Last week’s revelation that an individual was using the Florence Police non-emergency number and the name of a FPD employee to scam at least one business owner out of thousands of dollars has the police doubling down on the message that law enforcement would never ask […]
Viking Baseball Double-Header The Siuslaw Viking Baseball team skirted the weather on Friday as it hosted the Creswell Bulldogs for a Double Header. The Vikings in the first game blanked Creswell 16-0 with an error free game. Joel Sissel went 4 and 2/3 innings striking out 9. Zak Nilles came […]
More concern over scams as chief John Pitcher with the Florence police department has provided information that another florence resident has been cheated out of thousands of dollars as recently as this week. He says that people spoofing the local police number and using the name of an actual employee […]
More on Scams A conversation with Florence Police Chief John Pitcher yielded a great deal of information on local scams that have been circulating in the community. Chief Pitcher compiled a detailed list of the activities that have been recognized in the Florence area. He stated in his report that […]
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