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Governor Explains Mask Order 11 am yesterday morning Governor Kate Brown outlined the new face mask requirements for the entire state of Oregon. Brown said that the Oregon Health Authority and OSHA are working on specific guidelines that will be shared with the public upon completion. The Governor also asked […]
There is not a lot to report in the sports world. The extension of the state of emergency for Oregon and the increased numbers of coronavirus cases in the state are concerning athletic departments across the state that are hopeful that a fall football season can move forward. In […]
Free COVID-19 Testing From 10 am through 1 am today Lane County Public Health will be conducting free COVID-19 testing in Florence. The event will be held at the Florence Food Share at 2190 Spruce Street. The testing is open and available to all of the public, but priority will […]
Milb Cancels Season The Eugene Emeralds officially announced yesterday that the 2020 Milb season has been cancelled. President of the Northwest League, North Johnson says they are hopeful that baseball will return, but for reasons of safety of both players and fans the league thought it best to not move […]
Masks to Be Required Governor Kate Brown says that beginning tomorrow all Oregonians will be required to wear masks when indoors in public spaces. Brown outlined the specific spaces that are included in the extension of her original order that covered 7 counties experiencing severe outbreaks of the coronavirus. Basically […]
Tomorrow was to be the first day of practice for some of the Siuslaw Vikings football squad, but new regulations handed down by state and county health officials will delay that. The new date for getting started will be July 6th. New COVID-19 protocols, according to the Official-Siuslaw Vikings Football […]
This morning around 3:15 the U.S. Coast Guard, Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue and Western Lane Ambulance were called to the South Jetty after reports of a capsized boat came in. Upon arrival the scene was cluttered with debris and two people were recovered with assistance of the U.S. Coast […]
The term Civil War will no longer be associated with the battles between the Oregon State Beavers and the University of Oregon Ducks. According to a release by Oregon Athletic Communications, both institutions agreed to making the change effective immediately. Both sides sited the sensitivity with the term in light […]
The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congraulate Elijah LaCosse as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Elijah finished the State Wrestling Championship in third place. After losing in the first round he went on to score 5 consecutive pins including a rematch against his first round opponent. He was one of only two wrestlers in the tournament to do that and scored 23 points in the 138 pound weight bracket.
Honorable mention goes to another Viking Wrestler, Hayden Muller who placed 4th in the 135 pound girls division.
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