Heceta Beach Road Flooding The underlying cause of flooding on Heceta Beach Road near Rhododendron Drive has not been officially noted, but Public Works Director Mike Miller says they believe it was possibly a beaver dam or some restricting dike that gave way. What he did say is that we […]
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Our Town May 2024
Welcome to Our Town for May 2024 State Senator Dick Anderson recaps the regular legislative session that end in March with Bob Sneddon. Part I: File was too large! Here’s part II of Senator Anderson Georg Henry visited with retired chef Graham Ross and Vanessa Buss about a new culinary […]
Siuslaw Track and Field; Baseball/Softball Tuesday; Ducks and Beavers
Siuslaw Track and Field Wesley Nicholls was the top finisher in the 200 meters at the Wally Ciochetti invitational on Friday. Nicholls finished 4th. he place a little higher in the 400 meter race at third. Dylan Jensen and Derrick Vanduch finished 4th and 5th respectively in the 800 meters. […]
Proposed Property Sale; Reimbursement District; Elephant Seal; Air Quality Awareness
Proposed Property Sale At this evening’s Florence City Council Meeting the council will consider a sale of a portion of city property located to the Northwest of the Justice Center on 9th street. The two tax lots make up approximately 1.48 acres. The property has been deemed as surplus property […]
Viking Baseball; Viking Softball; Track and D1 Baseball
Viking Baseball It was a tough day on the mound for Siuslaw yesterday as they hosted the Sisters Outlaws. In game on the Vikings gave up five runs in one inning and that was all the Outlaws would need – holding the Vikings to just 2 runs. Game two saw […]
Flower Baskets Need; Dairy Queen Close to Opening; Boat Inspections; Mental Health Awareness
Flower Baskets Need No matter what happens, all 140 pole mounted flower baskets on Florence’s main streets will be up and blooming all summer. That’s according to Bettina Hannigan, President and CEO of the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce. “The Chamber pays for those baskets. If we don’t get them […]
Viking Sports
Viking Sports The Siuslaw Vikings are scheduled to host the Sisters Outlaws in double-header baseball and softball this afternoon. First pitch for both contests begin at 2 pm and the second game is scheduled to follow soon after the completion of the first. Thugh rain is in the forecast it […]
Backflow Testing; Bike Month; Stroke Awareness Month; Broadband to Broaden
Backflow Testing The City of Florence has announced several points of interest happening in the month of May. One of the key events is the annual residential backflow device testing that will begin on May 20th. The testing is required through city code and Oregon Administrative rule for the protection […]