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Track and Field Championships Day one of the OSAA 3A state championships has already produced one state champion for Siuslaw. Kyle Hughes set a personal record best of 15’ in the Pole Vault to take the prize. Freshman Will Johnson and sophomore Justin Allen followed in 6th and 7th place. […]
Hydrant Sheared A distracted driver on Wednesday took out a fire hydrant on Rhododendron Drive near the water treatment plant. The accident caused a temporary shutdown of the water main and broke a 6 inch pipe that was connected to the larger water main. Assistant city manager Megan Messmer said […]
Vikings Fall to Cascade Christian The Siuslaw Vikings played the number one team in the 3A division and were outgunned from the start. A series of walks and errors got the Vikings in an early hole trailing 4-0. Cascade Christian scored another 6 runs in the 2nd and added 3 […]
Woahink Boat Fire A fire broke out on the boat dock at Woahink Lake yesterday. At first Dunes City officials were concerned that fire fighting efforts and the location of the boat would require nearby individuals to turn off their pump intakes so as not to bring polluted water into […]
Driver Hits Hydrant At about 940 this morning a motorist ran into a fire hydrant near the wastewater treatment plant. The driver said he looked away momentarily and struck the hydrant. The accident broke a 6 inch water line from the 16” water main to the hydrant. The water main […]
Fire Season Yesterday signified the first day of fire season. The bureau of Land Management put out a statement regarding the hazards that face the state despite the amount of rainfall that occurred over the winter and early spring months. The use of fireworks, exploding targets, steel component ammunition, tracer […]
Viking All-League Honors Several Siuslaw Viking Baseball players have received honors on the 2023 MVC Baseball All-League. First team sophomore Maximus Reynolds.Second team: Senior Ian Sissel, junior Andrew Jensen-Norman, senior Noah Dotson. Viking Playoffs The Vikings will be in Medford today for baseball playoffs. They will face Cascade Christian at […]
City’s Norms and Procedures In February of this year the Florence City Council along with members of the city’s management team attended a retreat and training from which the council adopted a norms and procedures policy that went into effect on February 27th when the council, including Mayor Rob Ward, […]
