Poverty Awareness Ride A cross country trek to bring awareness to poverty will be kicking off from Florence on Monday Morning. The Coast to coast fundraiser, Pedaling to End Poverty, will leave Florence at 9 am Monday morning with Utah State University professor Mike Glauser. Glauser will begin his nearly […]
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Hall of Fame Inductee: Little; Duck Receive Preseason Ranking
Hall of Fame Inductee: Little Alaura Little is another member of the 2024 Hall of Fame class for the Siuslaw High School. Little was a standout in Volleyball, Basketball and Track. She says two of her greatest memories was that of a volleyball match against South Umpqua and a basketball […]
Elliot Bass Tournament; Affordable Housing; Northwest Forest Plan Update; Gas Prices
Elliot Bass Tournament This weekend is the annual Elliot Bass Tournament. the Florence Lions Club will hold its 40th tournament at Darlings at Siltcoos lake. The event is a huge fundraiser for the Florence Lions Club Scholarships that is given out to 3 Siuslaw High School graduates each year. The […]
College World Series Regional; Hall of Fame Inductee
College World Series Regional The prognosticators did not quite have it right. The regional games schedule was released yesterday and the Ducks will be headed to Santa Barbara for their first regional game against San Diego. The game is scheduled for noon on Friday. The Oregon State Beavers will host […]
Mussel Poisoning; Oregon Workforce Dynamics; Non-Farm Payroll
Mussel Poisoning The Oregon Health Authority is reporting that at least 20 people have become ill from mussels they consumed. Yesterday the OHA said at least 20 people have been struck with paralytic shellfish poisoning. The Oregon Department of Agriculture recently closed the central coast to mussel harvesting after a […]
Tounament Goes on Without Oregon Teams; Athlete of the Year
Tounament Goes on Without Oregon Teams Both the Oregon Ducks and the Oregon State Beavers are out of the running for the Pac-12 title. Arizona’s loss to Cal yesterday sealed the Beaver’s fate. Oregon State needed a win from Arizona to continue on in the tournament. The Beavers defeated Arizona […]
Students Bank Scholarships; City Offices Closed Monday; Boating Safety; No Mussels – Central Coast
Students Bank Scholarships More than three dozen Siuslaw students collected $296-thousand dollars in the form of 142 local scholarships Wednesday night. Counselor Bob Orr expressed his gratitude. “We have an incredibly generous community. I would say that communities much larger than ours don’t have this much in scholarships from local […]
Crash Information; Volunteer Awards; Parade Winners
Crash Information Information on the Sunday afternoon crash that shut down Highway 126 near milepost 21 has been released by the Oregon State Police. According to Captain Kyle Kennedy the single vehicle accident was traveling eastbound on Highway 126 when the Honda CRV left the road for unknown reasons and […]




