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Viking Volleyball The Siuslaw Vikings volleyball team defeated Elmira in four close sets Tuesday night, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21, and 26-24. Senior Mia Snider powered the Lady Viks with 5 aces and 8 kills, earning player of the game honors from coach McKenzie Perry, who praised her most consistent performance of […]
Drowning Victim A man drowned Monday after falling into Thor’s Well, a popular but dangerous attraction near Cape Perpetua south of Yachats. Emergency crews were called around 3:40 p.m. after the man was swept into the 20- to 30-foot deep hole during an incoming tide. Responders from Yachats, Waldport, Seal […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior Viking Soccer player Kale Jensen as this week’s athlete of the week. Kale was dominant in Siuslaw’s win over Marshfield last week scoring 3 goals in the first half of the game. Jensen created some breakaway attacking […]
SOS New Space Siuslaw Outreach services is preparing to move into their new offices on 12th street. Executive Director Bob Teter says the new Siuslaw Area Resource Center will serve as a one-stop campus for vital community services. “It’s really going to be kind of another community center in town […]
Stone Back in Action Siuslaw sophomore Henry Stone returned from injury to place seventh at the Ash Creek Festival in Monmouth, running 16:21 in his first race of the season. The Vikings boys finished third behind 6A schools Ida B. Wells and West Salem, while the Lady Vikings, led by […]
Safeway Grant Helps Local Food Program The Food Backpack for Kids program, serving students in Florence and Mapleton, has received a $5,000 grant from the Safeway Foundation. The program provides weekend food supplies to more than 130 at-risk children in the Siuslaw and Mapleton school districts. Founded in 2012 after […]
Girls Soccer The Siuslaw Vikings girls soccer team battled to a 1-1 draw with Santiam Christian in a rough, hard-fought league match Thursday at Adair Village. Ava Borgnino scored the tying goal with an assist from Mia Goss. The Lady Vikings, now 1-1-1, visit Pleasant Hill Tuesday before hosting undefeated […]
City Council Meeting At Monday evening’s Florence City Council meeting, councilors will recognize the retirement of longtime Public Works Director Mike Miller and issue proclamations for Constitution Week and National Crisis Responder Week. Citizens may offer public comments on items not on the agenda before the council considers key action […]
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