Local News

Corvallis Regionals

Michigan and Creighton open play in the Corvallis Regional of the NCAA Baseball playoffs this afternoon.  The game at Goss Stadium’s Coleman Field gets under way at 1:05.  Oregon State opens the first day of the Corvallis Regional tonight at with a first pitch is scheduled for 7:06pm against the […]

Elliott Fun Bass Tournament

Saturday and Sunday on Siltcoos Lake the Florence Siuslaw Lions club will hold their 37th Elliott Fun Bass Tournament.  Teams of two will hit the lake beginning at 6am at Darlings Resort both days. Weigh ins will be held both afternoons at 2 o’clock. The Elliot Fun Bass Tournament is […]

Free Fishing / Community Chorus / Campfire Safety

Oregon State Parks are offering free fishing this weekend.  Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will be sponsoring fishing clinics including Saturday morning’s event at Cleawox Lake. The Clinic is free with gear and instruction provided to get young anglers started.  From 9 until 2pm  you can learn everything from […]

Burning Season set to close June 15th

The backyard burning season is winding down with a mere two weeks left before the schedule burn season closure.  Set to end on Saturday, June 15th, but were our usual high winds coupled with higher than normal temperatures could mean an earlier end to the season.  Long range temperatures for […]

Ford Peanut Butter Drive

With only two days left Johnston Motor Company is collecting location donations in the Ford Peanut Butter Drive.  A quick survey of the donated jars of peanut butter that have been brought into the Florence Ford Dealer’s showroom count  well over two hundred pounds as of Wednesday.  The Florence area […]

Siltcoos Outlet Lagoon - Florence Oregon

Lower Umpqua considered for Scenic Waterway designation

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has initiated a study of a segment of the South Umpqua River for possible inclusion in the State Scenic Waterways program. The 27-mile segment is in the southwest part of the Umpqua National Forest, running between Camp Comfort campground and Tiller. The agency anticipates […]

Horton and Oregon Part Ways / Ducks and Beavers are headed to the NCAA Track and Field Championships

The University of Oregon athletic department and head baseball coach George Horton announced Tuesday, by mutual agreement, to not exercise a one-year contract option through the 2020.  Horton finishes with a 373-278-1 record  in 11 seasons as the head coach of the Ducks. He was hired in September 2007 to […]