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Pleasant Hill Over Siuslaw The Siuslaw Viking girls were on the court last night in Pleasant Hill, the girls suffered a 51-10 loss. Gracie Perkins had 6 of the Viking 10 points. Rhianna Lane had 9 rebounds. The boy’s game was cancelled due to not enough players able to play […]
Quake Swarm Continues The swarm of earthquakes off the coast of Florence have continued through the night into early this morning but are not a cause for alarm for coastal communities according William Yeck with the US Geological Survey. Yeck says these types of swarms are not uncommon and usually […]
Game Cancelled According to Siuslaw athletic director Chris Johnson the boys basketball game between Siuslaw and Pleasant Hill had to be postponed indefinitely and practice was cancelled last night due to some players being sick. The Girls game will go on as scheduled though. It has not been determined if […]
Quakes Rumble Offshore The ocean off of the Oregon Coast rumbled last night as a 5.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded about 260 miles west of Florence. There were no subsequent watches or warnings for the coastal area due to the quake. According to the USGS these quakes, while not regular, […]
Florence PD Arrest Man Wanted in Florida Florence Police report they arrested a Florida man who had been living in Florence over the past several months. After a traffic stop on Friday night in the 200 block of Nopal Street the driver of the vehicle identified himself as Avery McMullen. […]
Athlete of the Week: Brody Terry The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior Siuslaw basketball player Brody Terry as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Terry led the team in the two opening games this past week scoring 15 against Bandon in the 55-47 win […]
Vikings Win Over Bandon Apparently ribs heal pretty fast. Last night the Vikings Braydon Thornton scored 15 along with Brody Terry. Avery Hart added 10 points with Kyle Hughes and contributing 8 and Chad Hughes 7 as the Vikings defeated Bandon 55-47. Coach Dylan Perry said it wasn’t a pretty […]
DeFazio Announces Retirement Oregon’s longest serving member of Congress Peter DeFazio announced today that he will not be seeking re-election to congress after 36 years representing the 4th district. DeFazio says that it is with humility and gratitude that he makes the announcement and it has been an honor to […]
