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Heading to State: Track and Field More Viking Athletes qualified for the State Championships on Friday. Hunter Petterson qualified in the 200 meters after taking first place in the districts on Friday and for the 400 meter with a second place finish. Siuslaw had 3 qualifiers for the 800 meters. […]
Rhody Weekend It was a weekend full of hundreds of motorcycles, classic cars, and thousands of visitors to Florence. Old Town was filled from end to end for the 116th annual Rhododendron Festival that culminated in the Grand Floral Parade on Sunday. The procession lasted just over 2 hours with […]
The Florence Police Department is reporting that a man believed to be responsible for the armed robbery at the Florence Buds 4 U pot store is in custody. Police in Eugene arrested 38 year old Drew Smith of Mapleton on a probation violation. He was officially arrested for Robbery II […]
Viking Playoffs The Siuslaw Vikings will head to Grants Pass on Monday the 22nd for the 3a state baseball playoffs. The schedule was posted last night. They will be facing the North Valley Knights of the Far West League. The Knights are ranked 16th and have a 13-11 season record […]
Playoffs, Baseball OSAA is in process of posting the playoff schedule for post season baseball. 6A, 5A, and 4A were posted this morning on the OSAA website. 3A postings were not yet available. Siuslaw could potentially have a game on Monday, the first day of the playoffs. Track and Field […]
Rhododendron Festival Today is the start to the Rhododendron Festival in Florence. Davis Shows Northwest will be opening this afternoon and festivities will continue to open tomorrow. This evening the Pioneer Museum will hold its business afterhours with the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce and introduce the Queen Rhododendra Gillian […]
Siuslaw Golf Ryan Klampe finished the 2023 golf season with an 8th place finish in the state golf championships. Ryan shot an 81 yesterday after being in the lead on Monday. The Vikings finished in 7th place. Freshman Will Johnson shot an 83. Baseball Playoffs It will likely be late […]
Election Results Brian Lacouture and Diana Pimlott will retain their seats on the Siuslaw School Board and Tamara Cole and Josh Haberly will be the newcomers. Election results are calculated, and Cole will replace Bob Sneddon with 52.4% of the vote. Haberly will replace Frank Armendariz with 61% of the […]
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