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Players Opt for Transfer There is a limited amount of new information about sports to report. One item of note is a story in the Oregonian that is reporting a trend of Oregon athletes transferring to Utah schools. Utah is currently playing high school football which saw 51 games played […]
Council Accepts Resignation City Council member Geraldine Prociw has announced her resignation from the city council. Prociw, formerly Geraldine Lucio, released a letter on Monday detailing her reasons for leaving effective August 17th. She states her recent marriage and subsequent relocation to an address outside of the city limits was […]
The Oregon Health Authority earlier this week issued updated guidance for schools and sports programs. Schools, whether they offer on-site or distance, learning can allow their sports programs to participate in non-contact or minimum contact activities upon their re-opening dates. This does not change the OSAA’s plan for moving fall […]
Heat Set Fire Department on Alert With the coast already under extreme fire conditions, the hot weather that hit on Saturday exacerbated the situation. Operations Chief for Siuslaw Valley fire and Rescue and Western Lane ambulance, Matt House said early Saturday crews responded to 6 different calls of drooping trees […]
Hebard Make WNBA Starting Lineup Former Duck star Ruthy Hebard got her first start in the WNBA. Hebard plays for the Chicago Sky and last night scored 4 points and three rebounds. Hebard played just 10 minutes. The Sky defeated the Atlanta Dream 92-67. Hope for Workouts The coronavirus will […]
