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Viking Golf District Champs The Siuslaw Viking boys golf team are special District 3A champions. The Viking team took the lead after the first round and added to it in yesterday’s final round defeating their closest team by 41 strokes. The sophomore program has gone undefeated this season scoring 6 […]
Mapleton Lockdown Students at Mapleton Schools say they saw a figure at the campus’ edge yesterday afternoon and it looked like they were dressed all in black and holding a rifle. That sent the school into lockdown as law enforcement searched the area. Witnesses say they saw the person along […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate Hunter Petterson as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Hunter won the 200 meter race, placed third in the 400 meter race with seasonal record times then helped his teammates to a second place finish […]
Proposed Charter School Public Hearing A public hearing on a proposed charter school for the Florence area has prompted the Siuslaw School Board to move this week’s meeting. Board meetings, on the second Wednesday of each month, are typically held in the board room at the district office at Oak […]
Rhododendron Festival As the month of May progresses the city is preparing for an onslaught of visitors for the 116th annual Rhododendron Festival that features a carnival, car show, 5k and 10k runs, street vendor fair, car cruise, art and a parade. City Hall has a full slate of meetings […]
Viking Split Double-Header The Siuslaw Vikings split a pair of games on Friday with the Sisters Outlaws. The first game the Vikings only managed one hit and fell 10-0, but game two was sharply different with the Vikings fighting for the win in come from behind fashion. The Outlaws scored […]
SD Girl’s Golf Tournament Marist Catholic was the winner of the Special District girls golf tournament held here at Florence Golf Links. The team’s overall score was a combined 733. Esha Reddy of Marist also had the two best rounds in the tournament with an 81 on Wednesday and an […]
Fight Ends With Stabbing, One Arrested A Florence man has been arrested and charged with Assault, disorderly conduct and unlawful use of a weapon after an altercation that resulted in the stabbing of another Florence resident. Luther Carrol Goodman is in custody after witnesses say he stabbed 45 year old […]
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