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Planning Commission The Florence Planning Commission will meet tomorrow evening in a work session to discuss proposed changes to the Housing Code. They will be reviewing several items including Housing Cluster Standards, proposed changes in building height and lot types. City Housing codes have not had significant upgrades for almost […]
The Eugene Emeralds were home on the mound over the holiday weekend. Friday night the Everett Aqua Sox defeated the Ems 10-4, but Saturday night the Ems held off a late charge by the Sox. Eugene went into the ninth inning with a 13-3 lead, but Everett started a rally […]
Ava Glowacki: Power of Florence Jay Nilles: Boating Safety Megan Messmer, Chief TomTurner, Jamie Gorder: Block Party & National Night Out Nyah Vollmer, Kathy Wenzel, Jason Wood, Mary Jo Vollmar: Benefit concert Sam Johnson: New Siuslaw Head Football Coach Wendy Farley-Campbell: Accessory Dwelling Units
The Fireworks at PK Park last night started early. In the form of hits, but it was the Everett Aqua Sox who were setting them off. The visiting Aqua Sox put up 13 runs on 14 hits 10 of them by the 5th inning. Eugene got a late start putting […]
Marine Patrol On Duty This Weekend This weekend the Lane County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol will be out on the waterways. The sheriff’s office in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators will be participating in Operation Dry Water. Operation Dry Water […]
Construction Takes a Pause Crews working on the Florence Streetscape project will be on Hiatus for the 4th of July. Crews have been working on the east side of highway 101 with two side streets closed this week, Old Town Way and Maple Street have been closed but the holiday […]
Ems Take Series A 2 run lead wasn’t enough for the Emeralds. The Ems led the Tri-City Dust Devils 3-1 after 5 innings. Eugene put things out of reach after scoring four runs off of Tri-City reliever Dom DiSabatino in the top of the ninth inning taking the win […]
Mapleton Pool to get State Money The Mapleton pool is in need of renovation. The project to restore the pool and provide amenities like water safety instruction and classes for youth will cost close to a million dollars to complete. Mapleton School Board member Marilyn Fox has spearheaded this campaign […]
The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate Siuslaw High School junior Hannah Rannow and Mapleton sophomore JJ Neece. Last night at a ceremony at Siuslaw High School the two athletes were named Athletes of the Year for the 2018 and 2019 School year. Rannow capped her season with a state championship in the 1500 meters and a second place finish in the 800 meter. Neece was a three sport athlete and competed in 4 state championship events including the 100 meters, long jump, triple jump and the Javelin. Neece also was a stand-out football player on offense and defense earning a 1st team all league honors as linebacker on defense.
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Join us this Thursday as we catch up with Siuslaw Viking Wrestling Coach, Neil Wartnik.
