Oliver and Reavis improve Shot Put marks Siuslaw’s Carissa Oliver put the shot 40-feet-5 ½ inches to finish fourth in the girls’ varsity division over the weekend at the Oregon Relays. Oliver’s mark improved her personal record by 7 ½ inches… she still holds the fourth longest distance in school […]
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SEATTLE (AP) — Nelson Cruz singled in the tiebreaking run to cap a two-run, ninth-inning rally, and the Seattle Mariners overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Texas Rangers 8-7 Sunday for a three-game sweep. Nomar Mazara gave Texas a 7-6 lead at Safeco Field when he led off […]
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OREGON COAST EARTHQUAKES 3 small earthquakes recorded along Oregon coast NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey reports three small earthquakes have been recorded along the Oregon central coast. The USGS says a 3.8 magnitude quake was recorded at 7:48 a.m. Saturday about 48 kilometers west of Newport […]
School budget process underway; Community Easter Egg hunt; County Commission made whole; Scottsburg bridge closure to increase Florence truck traffic;
School budget process begins in a hole The proposed budget for Siuslaw schools in the coming year will be balanced. But, the balancing act won’t come without some difficulty. District Business Manager Kari Blake presented numbers to the 97-J budget committee this week and while revenues will be higher than […]
Huskies edge the Beavers; Ducks down the Wildats
Pac 12 baseball It was a day of upsets in college baseball yesterday. The Washington Huskies ended top-ranked Oregon State’s win streak at 23 with a 3-2 win in Seattle. The Beavers jumped to an early one-run lead in the first, but Washington scored three runs in the sixth inning, […]
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
VANCOUVER – Playing against his old team will be special for Vancouver Whitecaps striker Fredy Montero, especially if he can find his scoring touch. Montero and the offensively challenged Whitecaps will host the Seattle Sounders in a Major League Soccer match Friday at BC Place Stadium. The Colombian spent […]
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TRACTOR FATAL Man found dead, pinned underneath tractor HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a man was found dead under a small farm tractor at his home in a rural area southwest of Portland. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called to the home in unincorporated Washington […]
Residents engage Sanctuary status for schools; Scottsburg bridge closed due to crash; No south coast salmon season; Body found near Mapleton still not ID’d; Former Cottage Grove mayor named to Lane County Board
Schools cannot even consider it Widespread rumors in the community about a proposal to declare local schools as being “sanctuary” prompted a larger than usual turnout last night when the Siuslaw School Board met. Those rumors were false said Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak. He read a prepared statement at the beginning […]
