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Election Filing Deadline Tomorrow Tomorrow is the deadline for filing for special elections. Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Board will be filling 3 positions on May 21st. currently two candidates have filed for the open spots. Retired Fire Marshall, James Palisi, and former Florence Mayor Alan Burns. Burns, owner of […]
Vikings Get Busted Up By Billies The first two innings of last night’s matchup between Pleasant Hill and Siuslaw saw each team score one run without a hit. But by the third inning the Billies woke up and started firing on all cylinders with 15 hits over the next three […]
3-2 Vote To Firm Up FURA Appointment Process The Florence City Council voted 3-2 last night to establish a more defining process by which it chooses members of the Florence Urban Renewal Agency. The change approves city Ordinance No. 1 series 2019, which effectively gives the city’s mayor the final […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate Elijah Blankenship as this week’s Athlete of the Week. In last week’s outing against Sutherlin, Elijah was 3 for 3 at the plate with 1 RBI and a base on balls. Blankenship reached base each […]
Solve Oregon Beach Cleanup This Saturday along the Oregon coast a large group of volunteers are expected to land on the beaches for a statewide cleanup effort. SOLVE volunteers will be locally positioned at the North and South Jetty, Heceta Beach, the Carl Washburn State Park and the Siltcoos Outlet. […]
Ducks in the Big Dance The Oregon Ducks have made it to the Big Dance. They will meet Wisconsin for the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Ducks went to overtime to defeat the Washington Huskies for the top spot in the PAC 12 giving them the automatic bid. […]
City Releases DUII Enforcement Results The Florence Police department released its numbers for its super Bowl DUII enforcement campaign. The department arrested one driver for driving while impaired and issued eight warnings for miscellaneous traffic offenses and two citations for driving while suspended. Throughout the month of February the Florence […]
Long Outing For Vikings Ends in Loss Last night the Siuslaw Vikings hosted the Sutherlin Bulldogs at Jiggs Dodson Field for a 3 hour game marred by errors from both teams a total of 9. Coach Tom Shinn, said it is difficult to win games when errors are abundant. Siuslaw […]
The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate Elijah Blankenship as this week’s Athlete of the Week. In last week’s outing against Sutherlin, Elijah was 3 for 3 at the plate with 1 RBI and a base on balls. Blankenship reached base each of his four appearances at the plate.
Honorable mention goes to Mapleton Runner Brier Shird who set personal records in the 200 and 800 meter runs taking second place in the 800.
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Join us this Thursday as we catch up with Siuslaw Viking Wrestling Coach, Neil Wartnik.
