Local News, Sports and Everything Florence
Sports Schedule The Mapleton Sailors Volleyball team will travel to Eugene today to face Mannahouse Academy. They will be on the court at 6pm. The Siuslaw Vikings will be on the court at home this evening with the JV up first at 5pm and Varsity at 6:30. They will take […]
School Bus Accident No students were harmed yesterday morning after what officials are calling a minor accident. A Siuslaw School Bus was preparing to turn on to 27th street from Highway 101 when it was sideswiped by a passenger car. The car crossed lanes and hit the rear tire of […]
Viking Volleyball The Siuslaw Viking Volleyball team has put another win in their column beating Elmira in 3 sets last night. 25-16, 25-17, 25-11. Rhianna Lane had 12 Kills and Jolee Erickson had 9. Meika Shappel had an 11 serve run with 4 aces. Coach Ashlee Cole says the team […]
National Public Lands Day This Saturday will mark the 30th annual National Public Lands Day. It’s billed as the nation’s largest single-day volunteer event for public lands. Federally managed properties in Western Oregon will be hosting a variety of activities this weekend. There are none slated for the immediate Florence […]
Three Buttes Fire Update Firefighters worked diligently over the weekend securing and patrolling the area surrounding the Three Buttes Fire 11 miles northeast of Florence. The fire is now reduced to 119 acres and is 27% contained. Fire managers says they are confident that the fire will not spread beyond […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate sophomore Will Johnson as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Will excelled on both sides of the ball with 3 touchdowns on offense including a 61 yard touchdown pass and a special teams touchdown on […]
Transportation Committee The City of Florence Transportation committee will meet tomorrow evening with one action item on the agenda. The committee will discuss compact car parking standards. The issue could potentially be updated in the city code following the discussion. There is currently no specific wording that standardizes compact car […]
Viking Football Will Johnson carried the ball 16 times for 74 yards and two rushing touchdowns; caught a 61 yard touchdown pass; and had an 82 yard kick-off return for his fourth score of the night and the Vikings cruised to a 60–20 Mountain Valley Conference win over the Lapine […]
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