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Snow closes classes while coating the coast White blankets much of the central Oregon Coast as the National Weather Service post a winter weather advisory through noon. Up to an inch snow, promoting closures include the Siuslaw, Mapleton and Coquille School Districts. Mapleton schools have canceled all evening activities. Also […]
In Prep Basketball last night, the Siuslaw girls best Waldport 56 / 31 handing the Irish their fifth straight road loss…. In Waldport the Viking boys took down the Irish 52 / 38… while in Mountain West League play it was the Sailors falling to Siletz Valley 56 / 53 […]
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Radioactive contamination is spreading inside a deteriorating processing plant on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The Tri-City Herald reports the facility is known as REDOX and hasn’t been used since the 1960s. GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A 45-year-old man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on […]
SEATTLE (AP) — Dungeness crab could be harder to come by if hundreds of fishing boats remain tied up at docks from California to Washington state amid a dispute between crabbers and seafood processors over the price of the sought-after crustaceans. At Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, crab pots remained […]
SEATTLE (AP) — The University of Washington announced yesterday that wide receiver John Ross, safety Budda Baker, defensive tackle Elijah Qualls and cornerback Sidney Jones will forgo their senior seasons and enter the NFL draft. Each player is expected to be an early-round selection. EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is […]
Several new laws in Oregon took effect over the weekend. One of those was a bill sponsored by Representative Wayne Krieger from Curry County. State Senator Arnie Roblan said it gets very tough on poachers. 202 – “That increase the penalty if you’re caught poaching. The first time, […]
Viking Wrestling Standout Nick Steinman has been named Coast Radio Sports’ Athlete of the Week. The Siuslaw senior, 170-pounder, won two out of three matches last week in Elmira; first pinning John Rasmussen of Forest Grove in 1:30; then doing the same to Elmira’s Mikey Montgomery in 1:05. Honorable […]
MERLIN, Ore. (AP) — Authorities in southwestern Oregon say a preliminary investigation has determined that a 15-year-old boy handling a firearm died after accidentally shooting himself. Oregon State Police in a statement Monday say emergency crews responded at about 8:30 p.m. Saturday to a residence near Merlin where they found […]
