Author: Bob

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 […]

Prep baseball and softball get soaked… along with the schedules

Viking softball still on for Thursday The Viking softball is still on the schedule this evening at five pm at Marshfield High School.  Today’s baseball game against Marshfield will be played Saturday afternoon, three pm in Florence. Both teams are slated for double-headers on Friday…. Baseball at Marshfield High School […]

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  PORTLAND POLICE CHIEF Mayor returns Portland Police Chief Mike Marshman to job (Information from: The Oregonian/OregonLive, http://www.oregonlive.com) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland’s police chief has been returned to full duty by the city’s mayor. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Mayor Ted Wheeler returned Mike Marshman to duty Wednesday. The mayor says […]

Rain alters diamond schedules; Ducks get one in; Siuslaw throwers finished well in Coos Bay

Rain won the day on the diamond Tuesday. Viking softball and baseball against the Marshfield Pirates was postponed because of the weather…  They’ve both been rescheduled to Thursday afternoon, weather permitting. Rain also prompted postponement of the Oregon State-Gonzaga game yesterday in Corvallis.  No word on rescheduling that. The Ducks […]

No sanctuary status at schools; Rotary offering professional development; More eclipse camping; Free floats; and higher gas prices

Siuslaw schools not seeking sanctuary status The Siuslaw School Board meets tonight… and despite what some people have been talking about, they will not be considering a resolution declaring local schools as “sanctuaries”. Andy Grzeskowiak – “Rumor mill has got us doing extra work this week.  Apparently somebody has made […]

National Library Week; Rhody float for free; buck off your chowder; ShakeAlert in Oregon; Home grown teachers

Siuslaw Public Library celebrates… This week is National Library Week and the theme is Libraries Transform.  Meg Spencer is the director of Siuslaw Public Library.  She says that statement is so true… Meg Spencer – “We really can change people’s lives.  You know, I think of the people who come […]