Florence Receives More Accolades The City of Florence has once again made a list of top places to visit on the west coast. Travel Author Laura Taylor’s accolades of the Florence Coast include Sea Lion Caves, Heceta Head Lighthouse and the many quality eateries as well as the gorgeous views. […]
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Vikings 2-0 To Start Season; Vikings Honored; Ducks Move to Round Two of NIT
Vikings 2-0 To Start Season The Siuslaw Vikings baseball team started off their season with a pair of wins yesterday in Sutherlin. The Vikings started off game one with a 3 run first inning. Viking pitcher Jason Garcia pitched four innings allowing only one hit and one run on offense […]
4 COVID-19 Cases Reported; Beach Restrictions; Dunes City Considers Ordinance For Short Term Rental Owners
4 COVID-19 Cases Reported It was a relative slow weekend for COVID-19 cases for the Florence area. There were only 4 new cases reported by Lane County Public Health over the three day period (1501). Overall the Lane County area had 84 new cases for the same period. Numbers continue […]
Duck Women To Play Belmont; Ducks and Aggies NIT; Siuslaw Baseball/Softball; Beaver Baseball
Duck Women To Play Belmont The Oregon Ducks Women’s Baskteball team will play the Belmont Bruins from Knoxville Tennessee in the first round of the women’s NCAA tournament. The Lady Ducks will play on Saturday beginning at 2:30. The 12 seed Bruins were 22-7 for the season and 16-2 in […]
Schools Enter Maskless Phase; No New COVID-19 for Florence; Flu Season; Dunes City To Make Decision on Mayor’s Seat
Schools Enter Maskless Phase The Mask mandate officially lifted on Saturday. This week Siuslaw Schools enter a new phase of the Pandemic. Siuslaw Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak sent out a letter to parents, staff and friends stating that beginning today masks would be optional for students and staff at all of […]
Beaver Baseball; Duck Baseball; Siuslaw Vikings; Ducks NIT
Beaver Baseball The Oregon State Beavers took the first two games of the series against Washington State this weekend, but lost a tight battle on Sunday. After outings of 13-3 and 5-1 the Beavers fell to the Cougars 9-8 on Sunday. The Beavers led 8-7 after 8 ½ innings in […]
High Wind Watch; COVID-19 Update; To Mask or Not to Mask?; Gas Prices; City Collaborates on Testing
High Wind Watch A strong front moving across the Pacific is expected to impact the Florence area over the weekend. The National Weather Service is predicting high winds that could produce winds over 60 miles per hour with steady winds between 30 and 40 miles per hour. The high wind […]
Puddle Jump 5K; Duck Loss; OSU Baseball; Viking Baseball
Puddle Jump 5K Coastal Fitness will hold its coastal Fitness Puddle Jump 5k tomorrow morning at 10 am. the walk/run includes an optional puddle jumping obstacle course at the end of the run. The event promises fun and prizes. It is a rain or shine event celebrating Coastal Fitness’ 30 […]