Pride Month Recognized It was standing room only at last night’s Florence City Council meeting as the mayor and City Council recognized the diversity in the city. “I, Rob Ward, mayor of Florence, do hereby proclaim June 2023 as pride month and ask that every citizen celebrate the great diversity […]
Author: George Henry
Schute: U.S. Open; Nike Outdoor Nationals; Reser Stadium Grand Opening
Schute: U.S. Open Former Siuslaw golfer Jesse Schute failed to make the cut at this weekend’s US Open. Schulte was 7 over par and thus did not qualify for the final two rounds of the tournament. the eventual winner would be an American. Wyndham Clark from Denver, Colorado finished the […]
ODOT Hack; City Council Meeting; Paint Recycling; New Business to Open
ODOT Hack The Oregon Department of Transportation has officially recognized the hacking of its data as part of the global MOVEit Hack. Information was compromised on June 1st of 2023. Upon learning of the invasive software on its servers ODOT activated its emergency response procedures, but learned on June 12th […]
Nike Outdoor Nationals; Cowley Honored
Nike Outdoor Nationals Today at the Nike Outdoor Nationals at heyward field recent Siuslaw Graduate Sam Ulrich will compete in the 2k Steeplechase. The race includes a series of hurdles and often a water obstacle. On June 3rd at the El Jefe tournament Ulrich ran the Steeplechase with a personal […]
School to Lose Some Federal Money; Planning Commission Seat Vacancy; Yard Debris Disposal
School to Lose Some Federal Money Several added programs, and the staff to support them, at Siuslaw Schools have been paid for by Federal Covid recovery payments. Those programs are coming to an end and Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak has been making financial preparations for that eventuality. “We were going to […]
Survey; Baseball Honors; Last Hurrah
Survey Travel Lane County is looking for feedback on whether or not residents in Lane County including western Lane County attend sporting events. This includes high school sports, club sports, adult basketball competitions, martial arts competitions, track meets or even 5k runs and marathons. The Eugene based Turell Group is […]
Board Disapproves Charter School; Paper Seeks Another Editor; 20 Opens to One Lane; New Wheels For Museum
Board Disapproves Charter School A proposal for a charter school has been kicked back to organizers to address and correct structural deficiencies. The Siuslaw School District took the action Wednesday night to “disapprove” the application by the Siuslaw Charter School. Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak told directors there are several “structural deficiencies” […]
Nike Nationals Schedule; Thompson Signs on With Phillies
Nike Nationals Schedule The schedule is set for the Outdoor nationals in Track and Field this week. The 2K Steeplechase is set for Friday. Recent Siulsaw graduate Sam Ulrich and 800 meter state champion is set to run the event. Then on Saturday the 3A championship 4X400 relay team from […]