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City Seeks to Fill Vacancies; Oregon Ranks High for Slow Spread of COVID; Holiday Travel; OSP Fatal Crash Report; Car Closes SOS Building; Middle School Threat

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 […]

Siuslaw River Boardwalk

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 […]

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 […]

Gazebo on the Siuslaw River

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 […]