City Seeks to Fill Vacancies The City of Florence is still recruiting for two available seats. The city’s planning commission is made up of seven member, five of which need to reside within the city limits. The current open position is for one of those seats. The commission reviews and […]
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Pounding Success; Boosters Open to All; New Cases for Florence; Kiwanis Community Meal; Mapleton Water
Pounding Success The Shelves at the Florence Food Share are stocked for the holidays thanks to great community support for the 21st annual Pounding. Pounding organizer Cindy Wobbe said the tally on Saturday was 21,427 pounds of food, several thousand dollars in financial donations and a matching dollar for pound […]
Vikings Advance To State Championships; Viking Runners Match Up; Utes Dominate Ducks; Beavers Remain Undefeated at Home; College Basketball
Vikings Advance To State Championships The Siuslaw Vikings were Victorious on Saturday despite racking up a lot of penalties. The Vikings and the Hawks met for the second time this season and the Vikings held on 28-26 for the victory. The Vikings special teams stopped several two point conversion attempts […]
Doc Talk – November 2021
Vikings Semi-Final Game; XC Meet; College Football
Vikings Semi-Final Game The Siuslaw Vikings will be the home team in tomorrow’s semi-final football game. The number one ranked 3A team will take on La Pine for the chance to move to the state championship. This is Head Coach Sam Johnson’s first trip as a coach in just his […]
Chamber Hosts Business After Hours; Pediatric Vaccination Clinic (update); Florence Seeing Rise in Cases; OHA COVID Numbers; Chamber Prepares for Holiday Season
Chamber Hosts Business After Hours Last night it was business as usual as the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its first Business After Hours in 21 months. At one point there was a crowd of about 65 people in large meeting space across from the auditorium at the Florence […]
COVID-19 Cases Reduce; Boil Water Notice; Florence COVID Cases Continue; Pediatric Vaccination Clinic; City Schedule
COVID-19 Cases Reduce Lane County Public Health continues to report reductions in cases of COVID-19. Yesterday’s report included 56 new cases. The Oregon Health Authority reported 996 new cases. Overall the numbers reflect a 12% reduction in cases from the previous week as the OHA reports that the state has […]
Vikings Prepare For La Pine; Viking XC; Beavers Host Samford
Vikings Prepare For La Pine The Siuslaw Vikings are preparing for their Semi-final battle against La Pine. The team will be traveling to Cottage Grove on Saturday. In their first match-up the Vikings took a 20-6 lead at half time but quickly saw the lead dwindle as the Hawks scored […]