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Dairy Queen Rebuild Since 1979 the Dairy Queen in Florence held a prominent spot on Highway 101 next to the Siuslaw River. A devastating fire August 18th, 2021 gutted the building and since that time, the local owner, Michelle Burke, has been working hard to rebuild. The City of Florence […]
County Traffic Numbers-Country Fair Last week during the Oregon Country Fair the Lane County Sheriff’s Office conducted traffic safety stops in the area surrounding the fair. For its efforts deputies cited 75 drivers and gave warnings to 95 additional drivers. 17 drivers were cited for having no license or driving […]
Ethan Halpin went 3 for three from the plate in last night’s first game against the North Coos Waterfront. The sandblasters amassed 12 hits in the game. The sandblasters scored 10 runs and held their opponents to 5. Andrew Jensen-Norman gave up the 5 runs, four earned, over 5 innings […]
Homeless Bussing The Florence area has recently seen an increase in the number of “unhoused” or homeless people. Bob Teter with Siuslaw Outreach Services has pinned down a likely cause. “Recently we’re actually seeing other counties bussing in homeless individuals here. We just found out about this recently.” He found […]
Sandblasters Baseball The Three Rivers Casino Sandblasters baseball is on the road today to take on the North Coos Waterfront. Their last meeting the Sandblasters split a pair of games losing 8-3 in the first but bouncing back in game two to defeat Waterfront 13-5. Emeralds The Eugene Emeralds have […]
Siuslaw Football Siuslaw football will begin it’s 2023 season with a pair on non-league games. The first game of the season will be on a Thursday, August 31st against Newport followed by Kennedy on September 8th. The first home game will be against La Pine on Friday September 15th. Hall […]
Crash Investigation The investigation into a vehicle crash last month that claimed the life of a Florence man is under investigation. 31-year-old Logan Jacob Scott was killed when the car he was driving was stuck broadside by a Ford F250 driven by 24-year-old Ravi Artemus Polini of Fort Bragg, California. […]
First Citizen Nominees As part of the Siuslaw Awards on Friday, July 21st is the announcement of the First Citizen Award that highlights the generosity and commitment of an individual in the Florence Community that has given of themselves to see the community thrive. This year’s nominees are Kim Erickson […]
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