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Record Setting Day For COVID-19 Thursday was another record setting day for new coronavirus cases across the state. There were 805 new cases yesterday exceeding the previous record total by almost 200 cases. The Oregon Health Authority is reporting that the majority of new cases are coming from small informal […]
Pac-12 Game Called, Beavers and Ducks Still On On the eve of the beginning of the Pac-12 conference football season, one school has had to cancel its first game due to a positive COVID-19 test. The opener between Cal and Washington had to be cancelled after a single positive test […]
Florence COVID-19 Numbers Hamper In-Class Instruction The sporadic climb in COVID-19 cases in Florence over recent weeks is one reason that the governor’s recent change in how the metrics are looked at will likely not help Siuslaw and Mapleton Schools return to in-class instruction any time soon. At 34 cases […]
Agreements Needed For Winter Sports Athletic Directors for the Sky-Em League are working out how to move forward with indoor sports like volleyball and basketball. Siuslaw School superintendent, Andy Grzeskowiak says concerns over attendance and travel are being ironed out so that all schools in the league operate under the […]
Former Siuslaw Schools Administrator teacher and local businessman Boomer Wright will represent the 9th district in the Oregon House of Representatives. He defeated Cal Mukumoto with over 54% of the vote. Wright says he looks forward to getting to work in Salem. “It all comes down to people working together […]
