Lane County Health Rankings A national program that ranks the health of counties based on a variety of measures has released its annual rankings. CountyHealthRankings.org looks at health factors, policies and programs and overall health outcomes and considers health behaviors, socio-economic factors and the physical environment which includes air quality, […]
Author: George Henry
Stolen Backhoe; Tax Filing; Committee Recruitment; Gas Prices
Stolen Backhoe It must have been a bad night to be a heavy equipment thief in the Eugene area Monday night. Lane County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to a report of an abandoned backhoe just off Highway 126, about a half-mile west of Greenhill Road Tuesday morning before eight AM. […]
Sports
Track and Field Siuslaw Track and Field will compete today as part of a JV Meet scheduled for Hans Petersen Field. First event will be at 4pm. Duck/Beaver Baseball The Oregon Ducks will host the Oregon State Beavers this evening at 7 pm. The game will be covered on KCFM […]
Vikings vs La Pine; JV Track and Field; College Baseball
Vikings vs La Pine The Siuslaw Vikings were on the verge of another epic come back in the bottom of the seventh inning yesterday as they faced La Pine in league play here in Florence. A double by Max Reynolds and a walk by Micah Blankenship started roll as the […]
Affordable Housing Units; Suicide Prevention Conference; SpongeBob the Musical
Affordable Housing Units Dents are being made in the scarcity of affordable housing in Florence with a project well underway on highway 101 near the Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw with continuing efforts to bring even more on line. A separate project that hopes to be underway in the next […]
More on “Shots Fired”; Interact Easter Egg Hunt; City Council Meeting; Rosa’s Reopens
More on “Shots Fired” The Lane County Sheriff’s Office released more details about a report of a person firing a weapon inside a house on Rustic Lane north of Florence. A 9-1-1 call came in shortly after 7 AM Saturday morning that an intoxicated male was shooting a gun inside […]
Athlete of the Week; Honorable Mention; Viking Golf
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior right hander Noah Dotson as this week’s Athlete of the Week. In addition to a hit and an RBI, Noah pitched a complete game on Saturday against Coquille facing 27 batters and allowing only […]
Mask Mandate Ends; Shots Fired; Budget Meeting: Siuslaw School Board; New Farmers Market Location
Mask Mandate Ends The Mask Mandate for hospital settings ended today and hospitals are now at liberty to drop the masks. Joe Waltasi with PeaceHealth had initially said that they had not decided whether or not to drop the masks in their hospitals, but on Saturday he confirmed that it […]