Local News, Sports and Everything Florence
Search for Mother and Child The Lane County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the community’s help in locating a 34 year old woman from the Florence area. On or about September 3rd or 4th it is believed that Kristin Williams and her 1 and a half year old daughter Skye left […]
Siuslaw Soccer Win Yoskar DeLaMora scored two goals and Charles Nelson added a third in yesterday’s varsity soccer game against Taft. Coach Londi Tomaro said this was the first game with the full varsity roster available. Tomaro said the team played tight in the first half of the game but […]
School Returns School buses return to the streets filled with students this week. Mapleton and Siuslaw Schools are back in session. It is important to remember to stop for buses when their lights and signs are out. While the fines can be hefty the safety for students is the main […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior defensive back Hunter Petterson as this week’s athlete of the week. Hunter, in addition to two interceptions, had a 97 yard opposite field rundown to thwart a Newport Cub touchdown, igniting the defense to […]
Vaccines Approved for Oregon Use Oregon has been approved for the new COVID-19 vaccines and booster. The decision came down on Friday as the Western States Workgroup made their recommendation to the top state’s health officer. Dr. Dean Sidelinger said the administration of the booster can now move forward with […]
Viks Win The Siuslaw Viking came on Strong Friday night against the Newport cubs. One of the highlights of the evening is when senior defensive back Hunter Peterson ran down a cub receiver coming from the opposite side of the field tackling him on the one yard line. The stop […]
Different Look For Viking’s First Game It may not be a big deal to some Viking fans, but Coach Sam Johnson wanted to let football fans know that things might look a little different for tonight’s game against the Newport Cubs. “Kind of a warning to some Viking fans, we […]
Traffic Delays Expected The potential for heavy holiday traffic on the Oregon coast has prompted the Oregon Department of Transportation to ask travelers to be aware of possible traffic delays in Reedsport and Winchester Bay from today through the Labor Day holiday on Monday, specifically northbound traffic returning to the […]
