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Athlete of the Year Finalists Student athletes are gathering this morning to see who will be the Athlete of the Year. The finalists for the boys are Kyle Hughes, Mason Buss, Sam Ulrich, Ryan Klampe, Hunter Petterson, Maximus Reynolds, Jonathan Rose and Ian Sissel. For the girls the finalists are […]
Graduation 80 soon-to-be-former students at Siuslaw High School will be celebrated Friday evening during annual commencement exercises. The class of 2023 has four valedictorians, each with the highest possible academic marks. They are Faith Lumadue, Owen Harkelrode, Kyle Hughes and Alexander Goss. There are three Salutatorians, each with the second […]
Schutte Makes the Grade Former Siuslaw Golf stand out Jesse Schutte has qualified for the US Open amidst the birth of his new baby. He spoke with the golf channel about the timing. And how he did not have time to prepare. “I finally got comfortable, I didn’t get in […]
Siuslaw Awards The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the annual Siuslaw Awards. Each year businesses are awarded in several categories including Excellence in Customer Service, Innovation is Everything, Heart on their Sleeve, Profound Business Award, Bold New Business, Aurora Borealis, and the Stu Johnston Business of […]
After several rain delays that began on Saturday the Oregon State Beavers were able to get back on the mound for an unscheduled double header on Sunday. The first game against LSU also had to be postponed due to inclement weather. And after a several hour delay the Beavers were […]
New Vehicle for WLFEA Six million dollars have been awarded to fire agencies across the state for wildfire season to fund additional staffing, missing from the list of agencies was Western Lane Fire and EMS Authority. Chief Michael Schick says that is because they also opted for another benefit from […]
Regionals Underway The Oregon Ducks had about 75 minutes to soak in the Nashville sun at Hawkins Field at Vanderbilt University yesterday in preparation for today’s regional game against Xavier. Head Coach Mark Wasikowski hit fly balls to the outfield so they could judge the speed and angle of balls […]
