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AOTW Siuslaw Viking senior Riley Jennings wrestled his way into the Athlete of the Week spot. Coach Neil Wartnik said Riley looked very good in the early matches of the Devon Dawson Memorial Wrestling Tournament on Friday at Harrisburg, making it to the championship round in the 170 pound class. […]
Surfer Succombs to Injuries Coast Radio has learned that the surfer that was rescued by the US Coast Guard did not survive his injuries. 30 year old Toren Stearns a doctor from Corvallis succumbed to injuries her received while surfing near Devils Punchbowl about 8 miles north of Newport. The […]
Cold Weather Shelter to Open With temperatures expected to dip into the lower 30’s this week the Florence Emergency Cold Weather shelter will be opening its doors tonight and most likely tomorrow night according to Greg Wood. The Presbyterian Church of the Siuslaw is the location of the shelter and […]
Tillamook Outlast Vikings The Siuslaw Vikings hosted the Tillamook Cheesemakers Friday night in the end for the boys it was a low percentage from the free throw line that made the difference. With 22 chances the Vikings only downed 8 free throws. Sophomore Jacob Foskett was high scorer for the […]
Committees in Need of Passionate Volunteers In an attempt to streamline committees the City of Florence is combining several of the committees into larger, more inclusive committees. The airport and transit committees will be combined to make a larger Transportation committee that will take into account public transportation, bike and […]
First Citizen and Future First Citizen Nominations Nominations are now being accepted for the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce’s Siuslaw Awards in the categories of First Citizen and Future First citizen. The Future First Citizen Award is given annually to a Siuslaw High School Student who exemplifies a service to […]
Siuslaw Wrestling The Siuslaw grapplers are in the fray this afternoon at the Deven Dowson Memorial wrestling tournament at Harrisburg High School. Matches get underway at noon. Siuslaw Basketball It’s the second double header on the hardwood this evening as Siuslaw takes on the Tillamook in Florence. Pregame on KCST […]
Wayne Sharpe interviews Melanie Heard
