Students at Siuslaw Elementary spend Monday afternoon indoors Administrators and teachers at Siuslaw Elementary School quickly cancelled outdoor activities Monday morning and ushered students inside the building. A cougar was spotted between the elementary school and the middle school at approximately 11:45. Additional outdoor activities for the afternoon were also […]
Month: June 2016
Oregon State hurler earns second freshman All American honor
Fehmel the only Pac-12 Freshman on NCBWA list Oregon State right handed pitcher Bryce Fehmel (FEM-mull) is the only Pac-12 freshman to pick up All American honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. It’s his second freshman All-American honor, following his inclusion by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball. Fehmel tied the […]
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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/735 SEAHAWKS-NATE ROBINSON Seattle gives tryout to former NBA star Nate Robinson RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have given former NBA standout and one-time college football player Nate Robinson a tryout. The Seahawks confirmed that Robinson went through a tryout on Monday, first reported by The […]
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AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1152 NATIONAL PARKS-VANDALISM Woman pleads guilty to defacing rocks at 7 national parks FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A San Diego woman who painted and drew on treasured natural rock formations at national parks across the West and shared her work on social media has pleaded guilty to defacing […]
Cougar sighting prompts cancellation of outdoor activities at Siuslaw schools:
A cougar sighting just before noon monday, in the parking lot between Siuslaw Elementary and Siuslaw Middle Schools, prompted a quick recall of students who were outdoors at the time. A school district spokesperson said all students were immediately recalled and additional outdoor activities for the day were cancelled. Florence […]
Independence Festivities Planned for Florence
Plea goes out for fireworks donations The annual Florence Fourth of July Fireworks display is just three weeks away and the call has gone out for community support. Bettina Hannigan – “The Fourth of July event costs the Chamber over $9-thousand to put the event on. And that’s not really […]
MLB Draft catches 7 from Oregon and Oregon State
Veteran Beaver catcher the first to go Oregon State catcher Logan Ice was the first collegiate player from the state taken in last week’s Major League Baseball Draft. The junior catcher was taken in the “B” lottery round by the Cleveland Indians. Left handed pitcher Matt Crook from Oregon was […]
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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/972 RANGERS-MARINERS Hamels reaches 2,000 Ks as Rangers beat Seattle SEATTLE (AP) — Cole Hamels became the seventh active pitcher to reach 2,000 strikeouts and Mitch Moreland homered to lead the Texas Rangers to a 6-4 win against the Seattle Mariners Sunday. The AL West-leading Rangers took two […]
