Local News, Sports and Everything Florence
Concession Stand Back on Track Construction on the new concessions at Miller Park is back on schedule. The City of Florence had to choose a new masonry contractor after the original low bidder suffered some employee shortages and was unable to complete the contract. The city moved to the next […]
Sailor Volleyball Mapleton Sailor Volleyball was in Siletz Valley last night. Coach Molly Dooley said that while they lost in three sets she sees the improvement the young team is making every time the step on the court. Roni Granger had three aces and one kill and Emily Stevens added […]
New Traffic Pattern The ReVision Florence Streetscape project is nearing completion. Crews are working on moving underground utilities to the west side of highway 101 and that means a new traffic pattern for the section of road between the bridge and Highway 126. City Manager Erin Reynolds: “So you’re just […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports Congratulate Jaxson Jensen as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Jensen scored both goals in the season opener soccer game against Waldport in the 2-1 victory on Friday and then on Saturday posted the second best […]
New Permits Needed For Cannery Station Grading of the new Cannery station property across from Fred Meyer continues as crews clear vegetation and trees from the property and level much of the sand. According to one equipment operator at the site no sand is being removed, but rather redistributed on […]
Siuslaw Soccer Gets First Win Siuslaw soccer scored their first victory on Friday against Waldport. 2-1. Junior Jaxson Jensen scored both goals in the win. Coach Londi Tomaro said their opponents were fast and their goalie had several defenses on goal that kept the score low. Siuslaw scored first in […]
Shooting Suspect Arrested The Lane County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that Gene Joseph, the 35 year old suspect in a shooting that occurred in the Florence area on 7/29/2019, was located and arrested last night with the assistance of the Florence Police Department, the Oregon State Police, and the Tribal […]
City Council Meeting The Florence City Council will hold an executive session on Monday evening beginning at 4:30 pm. The council will meet to discuss the possibility of a Real Property Transaction as allowed in Oregon Statute 192.660 Concerning the Spruce Street Local Improvement District. The property is along a […]
The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate junior Viking quarterback Elijah Blankenship. Elijah led the Vikings to a comeback win on Friday night against Philomath with 318 yards passing and 129 yards rushing while connecting on two touchdown passes in the second half.
Honorable mention goes to freshman Viking Cross Country runner Samuel Ulrich whose personal record time of 17:17.1 in the 5000 meters at Saturday's Northwest Classic helped Siuslaw move into first place.
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Join us this Thursday as we catch up with Siuslaw Viking Wrestling Coach, Neil Wartnik.
