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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 […]

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 […]