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Florence residents witness Reno air tragedy

Eight spectators died, plus the pilot of a modified World War II era plane, in a crash Friday afternoon at the Reno Air Races.  About 300-yards away from the impact site, two area residents:  Jerry Ward and Florence Mayor Phil Brubaker.  Brubaker, a pilot, said the plane lost a portion […]

Water Contact Advisory Issued for Heceta Beach

A public health advisory to avoid contact with ocean water in the Heceta Beach area has been issued by the Oregon Health Authority.  Curtis Cude, program manager for the Public Health Tracking division of the authority says water samples in the area near Driftwood Shores Resort show higher than normal […]

Siuslaw Cross Country

Cross Country 2017 Date Meet Name Location Time 8/31/2017 2017 XC — Athletic Timing Athletic Timing Independence, OR 9/9/2017 Ash Creek XC Festival Western Oregon University Ash Creek Preserve Monmouth, OR 10:00 AM 9/16/2017 Northwest Classic Lane Community College Eugene, OR 10:00 AM 9/30/2017 Woahink Lake XC Invitational East Woahink […]

Siuslaw Varisty Football Schedule

Varsity Football 2019 Non-League 9/6/2019 7pm Elmira Siuslaw Elmira High School Non-League 9/13/2019 7pm Philomath Siuslaw Philomath High School Non-League 9/20/2019 7pm Siuslaw Newport Siuslaw High School Non-League 9/28/2019 4pm McLoughlin / Griswold Siuslaw Madras High School League 10/4/2019 7pm Siuslaw Harrisburg Siuslaw High School League 10/11/2019 7pm Santiam Christian […]

Oregon News from the AP

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ROGUE RIVER, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon Department of Forestry spokesman says a fast-moving wildfire has raced across 300 acres of grass and brush in southern Oregon near Rogue River, threatening at least 40 homes and briefly closing northbound lanes […]

Woodbury cancer fund tops $100,000

The total so far is well over $100-thousand.  That’s the amount of money that has been raised to benefit Glenna Woodbury.  Woodbury, dealing with colo-rectal cancer for the past two years, is scheduled to leave Florence this morning on a special charter flight for San Diego and the Cyberknife Clinic […]

Riding the Wave…

The 12th annual Florence Relay for Life will “ride the wave of hope” at Miller Park beginning at noon today.  This year there are 33 teams signed up to populate the walking path for the 24-hour relay.  They’ll actually get the first 30-minutes off as the annual ‘survivor walk’ gets […]