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Governor Brown, during a 1 pm news conference this afternoon broke the news to the public that school will not resume in person for the remainder of the 2019/2020 school year. She said the decision was difficult because of the strain it adds to individuals, but easy in that it […]
Coronavirus Update With Mayor Joe Henry and City Manager Erin Reynolds
Pritchard Garners Point Guard Award Senior Point Guard for the Oregon Ducks, Payton Pritchard was awarded the 2020 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Pritchard is the first Duck to win the award and only the second PAC-12 player in […]
Peace Harbor Fairing Well Amid Pandemic Community Hospitals across the nation are facing uncertainty and some are even shutting their doors amid the COVID-19 crisis as the ability to provide services such as elective surgeries dwindles. Locally Peace Harbor hospital has converted its surgical department in order to provide beds […]
This Week: CAO Jason Hawkins and Director of Clinical Services Robin Allen
City Wheels Keep Turning The City of Florence plans to move forward with construction projects that have been in the works for some time. Two projects will be going out to bid according to Public Works Director Mike Miller. “One is a short little sewer project out on Rhododendron Drive […]
Ionescu Sweeps Sabrina Ionescu made a clean sweep yesterday of the Player of the year awards making her the undisputed top college women’s basketball player in the nation. She was awarded the Wooden Award yesterday for the second straight year. Early yesterday Ionescu also was awarded her third straight Nancy […]
Sides Line Up On Coronavirus Reporting It began as a plea for Lane County to broaden the regulations for reporting COVID-19 cases in rural Lane County that sparked a debate between public health and personal privacy. Late Friday afternoon the Siuslaw news posted an article on social media about the […]
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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Join us this Thursday as we catch up with Siuslaw Viking Wrestling Coach, Neil Wartnik.
