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Postal Changes on the Horizon Ahead of the busiest season of the year for the U-S Postal Service, some Oregon postal workers are voicing concerns about the latest policy changes. They include new “service standards” that slow down First Class Mail delivery. Mail traveling less than a thousand miles should […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior Viking football lineman Henry Rankin as th is week’s Athlete of the Week. Henry’s efforts on the offensive and defensive line were instrumental in the Vikings 34-26 win against La Pine. Henry had 2 […]
Boosters Recommended Recommendations have been released for some people to get booster shots for the COVID-19 vaccine. Oregon is following the F-D-A and C-D-C, which recommends booster shots for people 65 and older who received the Pfizer vaccine at least six months ago. It’s also encouraged for younger people at […]
Viking Football Friday night the Siuslaw Vikings held off the hard charging La Pine Hawks to move to 5-0 on the season. the Vikings led the hawks 20-6 at half time but quickly found themselves in a 26-20 deficit late in the game. the Vikings tied it up 26 all […]
City Council Meets Prior to the Florence city council meeting this evening the council will meet in executive session to discuss real property transactions with the city attorney that meeting will take place at 4pm. At 5:30 the city council will convene and will have a public hearing on an […]
Viking Volleyball The Siuslaw Viking Volleyball team was on the court last night and rebounded from Tuesday night’s defeat by beating Marist in straight sets. Coach Kari Blake said it was a concerted effort by the entire team as 13 varsity players saw court time last night. Freshman Mylee Blake […]
3 Day Respite From Cases After Several weeks of bombardment with new COVID-19 cases the Florence area has had 3 days of no new cases. Florence remains at 662 total cases as cases around the county and the state continue to decline. Lane County’s daily average has dipped below 120 […]
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