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Rig Too Fast for Conditions The Tractor trailer rig that shut down traffic on Highway 101 yesterday morning was apparently going too fast for conditions according to Captain Kyle Kennedy with the Oregon State Police. The empty chip truck driven by Andrew Jacob Vader was traveling southbound near milepost 197 […]
Basketball season begins this evening at Glen Butler Court. The Siuslaw Vikings will take the court against the North Bend Bulldogs. The Viking met the Bulldogs in preseason last year in North Bend. North Bend remains a 4A school while the Vikings have moved to a 3A status. The girls […]
Wind Event The high wind event sweeping along the coast caused limited power interruption for the area. Central Lincoln PUD is showing no significant outages in the Florence area and less than 50 outages in the Lincoln County area. Drivers should be alert for debris on the roadways as there […]
Oregon State police and Oregon Department of Transportation are on the scene of a wrecked tractor trailer on Highway 101 at Milepost 197 in Dunes City. Both lanes of travel are affected. Unknown Injuries
High Wind Watch High winds are expected to whip through the coastal area this evening into tomorrow morning. The National Weather Service says the potential for winds up to 60 mile per hour can be expected. Beaches and headlands can expect steady winds from 25 -35 mile per hour with […]
Prep Basketball High school basketball tips off tomorrow with the Siuslaw Vikings taking on the North Bend Bulldogs at Glen Butler Court. The lady viks are up first at 6 pm and the boys will follow at approximately 7:30. The game will be carried by Coast Radio on KCST beginning […]
Rivalry The Oregon Ducks opportunity to repeat as Pac-12 champions was dashed by the Oregon State Beavers on Saturday. The game was back and forth but the Beavers went flat early in the third and a controversial call placed the beavers in jeopardy. Coach Smith on the team’s psyche. “I […]
Nurse Burnout Oregon nurses are urging state lawmakers to make hospitals better and safer places to work. With the 2023 legislative session just around the corner, the Oregon Nurses Association is calling for changes that will ensure minimum staffing standards based on patient numbers and accountability for hospitals so that […]
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