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Wrestling Viking Wrestlers were on the mat last night against the Stayton Eagles. The Eagles outscored the Vikings, but several Vikings had success in their matches including Jesus Garcia who defeated Lyric Burroughs in the 170 pound weight class and Mason Buss Defeated Conner Hollenback in the 182 class. Cort […]
County Numbers Continue to Decrease Lane County continues to show significant decreases in COVID-19 cases. The rate per 100,000 continues to drop and hit a one month low yesterday to 747.8, the lowest infection rate since January 6th. The County began to see sharp increases just after the Christmas holiday […]
Missing the Curve? The numbers in Lane County for the COVID-19 virus according to Health officials continue to decline with fewer numbers in various sectors including the student and staff population at the university of Oregon. However the Florence area has not yet seen the curve to lower rates. The […]
Viking Basketball There was no Siuslaw Boy’s basketball game last night due to a concern over COVID-19. It has also caused the postponement of Friday’s game as school officials determine the extent of the situation. the Viking ladies did however play. The Viking were in Marshfield last night against the […]
Legislature Proposes Adding Animal Crossings A measure in the Oregon Legislature aims to reduce vehicle collisions with wildlife. House Bill 4130 would allocate five-million dollars for wildlife crossings in problem spots across the state. In Oregon, there are about seven-thousand collisions with deer each year, costing Oregonians 44 million dollars […]
Viking Basketball The Siuslaw Vikings were at home last night against Elmira. The lady Viks were handily defeated 59-10. The Viking boys came within 8 points at the end Elmira put up the win 53-45. Mapleton Basketball The Mapleton Sailors Celebrated Senior Night at home last night facing the Mohawk […]
COVID-19 Numbers Fluctuating The Oregon Health Authority is reporting that there are 22% fewer cases of COVID-19 from the previous week’s numbers, this coincides with a more than 30% decrease across the nation. Lane County, however is showing just a 7% decrease. While the new report does show some hope […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate freshman Lady Viking Macali Lade as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Macali kicked of Conference Duals last week by defeating to Elmira wrestlers by pin in the 120 pound weight division before a grueling […]
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