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Viking Basketball The Siuslaw Vikings had their first outing on the basketball court last night against the North Bend Bulldogs. Ryan Kampy led the Vikings with 9 points followed by Owen Burtt and Andrew Jensen Norman each with 8 points. North Bend dominated the court defeating the Vikings 77-48. The […]
Duck Lineman Honored Oregon center Jackson Powers-Johnson has been named the Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week for the second time this season, the conference announced on Monday. Powers-Johnson tied for the team lead with two knockdowns in Oregon’s 31-7 win over No. 16 Oregon State while earning an 81.2 pass-blocking grade […]
Central Lincoln Seeks Extra Security Fencing The Florence Planning Commission will hear a request by Central Lincoln PUD to expand a “pre-existing, non-conforming use” of chain link fencing around a portion of the parking and storage areas of their office at Tenth Street and Highway 101. The publicly owned utility […]
Rivalry Game Friday was the final Rivalry Game for the Oregon Ducks and the Oregon State Beavers on the grid iron. Autzen stadium was standing room only for the game that saw the Oregon Ducks cement their bid for the Pac-12 Championship game on Friday. The Ducks outscored their interstate […]
Fatal Wreck Mapleton Highway 36 at milepost 1 had to be closed for several hours yesterday as emergency responders were dispatched to a head on collision. one of the vehicles left the roadway and went into the Siuslaw River. This happened about 12:26 yesterday. According to Western Lane Fire and […]
Rivalry Game This evening is the much anticipated Rivalry game against the Oregon Duck and the Oregon State Beavers. Tickets for the game have been at a high premium with some seats selling in excess of $2,000. A quick view of available tickets on StubHub show only a few standing […]
Florence Champion Passes The Florence community has learned of the passing of longtime resident and influencer Tom Grove. Grove was instrumental in bringing to life many of the things taken for granted in Florence like the Florence Events Center and the current state of PeaceHealth Peace Harbor Medical Center as […]
Bears Beat Beavers The Oregon State Beavers fall to 3-2 on the season after losing to the Baylor Bears last night in Brooklyn. Baylor controlled the ball at both ends of the court last night jumping out to an early lead and never gave the Beavers a chance to tie […]
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