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Viking Softball The Siuslaw Viking softball team had their first game on Tuesday. The team traveled to Cottage Grove. The Lions dominated the Vikings 17-3. The Viks are scheduled for a double header tomorrow at home against Elmira. The games begin at 1:30. Viking Baseball Tomorrow the Viking boys will […]
Show and Shine Postponed Plans for a May 15th Show and Shine car show have been scuttled. Organizers have determined that with the current levels of COVID-19 circulating it would be next to impossible to ensure that the event could move forward with possibility of Lane County being in a […]
Lori Severence, Crisis Respones Team Jake Thompson, Boston Red Sox Gary Cargill, Show and Shine Western Lane Fire and EMS Erin Gordonier, Siuslaw Public Library Susan Kirby, Pregnanacy and Parenting Center
Vikings First Outing a Win The Vikings began their first baseball game of the season with an early lead yesterday in Cottage Grove. Elijah Blankenship received a leadoff walk and along with another walk, two errors and a hit later was the first of two runners to score in the […]
Reverse Parade Planned by City Despite the cancellation of the annual Rhododendron Festival the city of Florence has announced that it will be sponsoring the annual Rhododendron Grand Floral Parade. However it will have a bit of a different twist. Assistant City Manager Megan Messmer announced yesterday that the parade […]
Lane County to Learn Risk Level Today is the day that Lane County will find out just where they will be in the state’s risk level for COVID-19 infections. Currently the county is in a two week grace period and has remained at low risk despite the rising number of […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports Congratulate junior Cross country runner Rylee Colton as this week’s Athlete of the Week. At Saturday’s 4A state championships Rylee finished 5th overall with her best time of the season of 19:34.7 to help the Ladies […]
Weekend Coronavirus Numbers Over the weekend coronavirus cases continued to mount for Lane County. The three day period from Friday to Sunday saw one of the heaviest periods in recent months. 160 new cases were reported that included 3 new cases for the Florence area. Bringing the Florence total to […]
