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School Cancelled; Chamber Office Temporary Shut Down; Restaurants come Together; COVID Updates; City Of Florence

School Cancelled Local Schools are responding to the executive order from Governor Kate Brown and closing schools until the end of the month.  Brown’s initial executive order did not specifically target schools, but limits activities where a space of at least three feet between individuals cannot be maintained. A subsequent […]

Spring Baseball Postponed; NCAA Shutdown

Spring Baseball Postponed The beginning of the spring baseball season and track and field season are being pushed back until at least April 10th.  as an abundance of caution the school district has cancelled all sporting events including regular practices in order to comply with the Executive Order Issued by […]

Sporting Events Cancelled until April 10th

Just announced, Siuslaw Athletic events have been cancelled until April 10th.  This includes all track and field events, softball and baseball.  Practices will still continue through this period though and updates will come through state health authorities and the OSAA.

Rotary Auction Postponed; School Conferences Cancelled

Rotary Auction Postponed The Rotary Club of Florence, Oregon will be postponing the Saturday, March 14 charity auction, “The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.”  According to a release just issued the Rotary Club of Florence believes the postponement to be in the best interests of the community and the clubs local […]

PAC-12 Tournament Cancelled

The Oregon State Beavers came from behind yesterday after the Utah Utes were up by 8 at half time.  The beavers were down 69-68 with 1.8 seconds to go when Jared Lucas hit a 3-pointer to steal the game.  Unfortunately it was all for naught as we learned earlier this […]