Charity Bike Ride The Texas 4000 charity bike ride rode into Florence yesterday. The ride is the longest charity ride for cancer. The group started in Austin Texas and is heading to Anchorage Alaska. The ride is broken up amongst three routes with the second and third groups traversing the […]
Local News
Murder Hornet? Maybe Not.; North Bend Seeks Portland Hub; Gas Prices
Murder Hornet? Maybe Not. Florence resident Debbie Todd was on her way back into town last Wednesday from property on Upper North Fork Road and had come to the stop sign at milepost 12. It was quite warm and her windows were down when a very large bug flew into […]
Hall of Fame Event; Ems Struggle
Hall of Fame Event Tickets are available for the 2024 Siuslaw High School Hall of fame induction ceremony and Dinner. Tickets are just $25 for the event which will be held at the Florence Events Center on August 23rd. the event will have a social hour beginning at 5 and […]
Scams; Fishing Dock Repairs; Healthy Aging Seminar
Scams Scammers are constantly looking to find ways to get your personal information, financial information and your money. The Douglas County sheriff’s office is reporting that another round of impersonations is happening. They are receiving reports from the public that persons impersonating Douglas County Sheriff’s officials are threatening individuals with […]
Doc Talk – June 2024
Dr. Willie Foster, ED Director and Chip Scott, Trauma Coordinator – Peace Harbor Hospital
Bazzana Misses Out on Golden Spikes; Ems Start Second Half 0-3
Bazzana Misses Out on Golden Spikes The University of Georgia’s Charlie Condon beat our OSU’s Travis Bazzana and Arkansas’ Hagen Smith for the 2024 Golden Spikes award. Condon hit a record 36 home runs and was named SEC player of the year. Bazzana was named Pac-12 Player of the year. […]
Fireworks Season Begins; Teacher Salaries (con’t); PAC Meeting; Planning Commission
Fireworks Season Begins The 4th of July is just around the corner and the Oregon State Fire Marshall would like to remind individuals that the use of fireworks can be dangerous. Retail sales of legal fireworks for Oregon began yesterday and will continue through the 6th of July. OSFM assistant […]
Golden Spikes Awarded Sunday; Ems Drop Another; Olympic Trials: Eugene
Golden Spikes Awarded Sunday Though the run for the College World Series has ended for the Beavers there is one more accolade that they are hoping to celebrate. On Sunday the winner of the Golden Spikes award will be announced. OSU slugger Travis Bazzana is in the running for that […]




