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Athlete of the Week

Taking a look at Coast Radio Sports… Viking softball standout Eden McCord is this week’s prep Athlete of the week.  The freshman was 3-for-3 at the plate in last week’s contest against Bandon and was on base for all 4 of her plate appearances.  Coach Richards says she was impeccable […]

Tribal members harvest part of a whale that washed up. No, the whale wasn’t blown up. Siuslaw Watershed Council seeking community input and a series of tsunami informational workshops are set.

Tribal members bless and harvest parts of whale on the beach. The carcass of a dead whale, washed up on the beach, would signal a boon to local indigenous populations prior to the time white settlers moved in.  That’s according to Doug Barrett.  He’s the chief of the Confederated Tribes […]

No Kings; Sticker Shock for Mapleton Water; Bay Area Hospital forestalls loan default; You could help shape Florence City Policy

Protestors on both sides came out Saturday in Florence Several hundred local participants in the fifth national “No Kings Rally” Saturday afternoon in Florence lined the East side of Highway 101 between the bridge and Highway 126.  They weren’t alone, however.  A handful of supporters of President Trump stood at […]

College baseball lineup for the weekend.

The 18-and-five Oregon State Baseball squad begins a three-game series at home in Corvallis this afternoon against the Mercer University Bears.  The Division I powerhouse from Macon, Georgia has won nine of their last eleven games and are 21-and-4 on the season.  Oregon State is 18-and-5 overall and the Beavers […]

Florence burglary suspect back on the street, Gray Whale washes ashore, sex offender gets ten years, car seat safety and egg hunt set for Saturday

A man arrested earlier this month in Florence, when police served a search warrant at a 12th street address, has been released from the Lane County Jail without any formal charges in the matter. 35-year-old Jason Scott Sprinkle was arrested along with two others March 4th during a joint Lane […]

Siuslaw Baseball; College Baseball

Siuslaw Baseball Siuslaw baseball picked up a doubleheader sweep over Bandon on Wednesday, winning 10-6 and 12-4 in nonleague play. The Vikings used big sixth-inning rallies in both games, scoring 7 runs in the opener and 8 in the second game. Zak Nilles earned the win in relief in game […]