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Voter Registrations Due If you are planning on voting in the upcoming November election, and are not registered, you have until tomorrow to do it. Lane county Clerk Cheryl Betschart says if you mail a voter registration card postmarked the 16th of October you will be registered. Residents wishing to […]
Record Day For Siuslaw Runners It was a day of personal records for many of the Siuslaw Viking Cross Country team. For the Ladies, 5 Siuslaw runners finished in the top 20 giving the Vikings a first place finish. Sophomore Brea Blankenship finished with a personal record time of 19:41 […]
Pipeline Causes Abrupt Rise in Gas Prices A Canadian Natural Gas line explosion is affecting the supply and price of gasoline in the pacific northwest according to AAA Oregon. The explosion occurred on Wednesday evening causing the shutdown of a 36 inch natural gas pipe that supplies homes and businesses […]
Lady Vikings Victorious Last night Siuslaw Lady Vikings were pumped and ready for the Elmira Falcons as they celebrated Senior night at Glenn Butler Court. The Vikings defeated visiting Elmira in 3 straight sets 25-17, 25-14, 25-11. It was their final home game for the season. The Vikings are graduating […]
KCST’s 30th Annual Great Pumpkin Give-Away on FM 106.9 Pumpkin Give-away begins at 4pm Coast Radio and True Value Team Up Again For Pumpkin Giveaway FLORENCE, Ore – Something old, something new, something borrowed, something… orange? That may be a variation on an old adage related to weddings. But Coast […]
Measure Could Help Affordable Housing Projects The doorway to more affordable housing projects for Florence and other cities may be on the November ballot. Measure 102 would amend the state constitution so that bond funds raised by local governments could be used on private projects to build affordable housing. The […]
Vikings Looking to Pleasant Hill The Siuslaw Vikings are on the road tomorrow against Pleasant Hill. Viking Coach Chad Smith, say he believes they have a good shot at a win. “You know we’d like to be able to run the football. You know to have any type of success […]
LRAPA Ban Extended The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency has once again moved back the date for lifting the burning ban in Lane County. Parts of the county are still too dry to allow backyard burning of yard debris. The new date is set for October 20th. The small amounts […]
The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate Brea Blankenship as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Brea’s personal record best of 19:41 flat in the 5000 meter run in the Warner Pacific XC Classic helped propel the Viking Ladies to a first place finish this past weekend trimming 27 seconds from her previous start and 25.5 seconds from her previous personal best.
Honorable Mention goes to Mia Collins who had 10 kills, 9 digs and a block last week’s win against Elmira.
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Join us this Thursday as we catch up with Siuslaw Viking Wrestling Coach, Neil Wartnik.
