Author: George Henry

2020 Sports Awards

The 2020 Oregon Sports Awards will kick off on Monday May 18.  The awards have been distributed over the past 69 years, but this year will be a little different.  The awards for spring prep sports and the award for outstanding professional athlete have been eliminated leaving 21 awards still […]

Port of Siuslaw

School Board Mulls New School Year Possibilities; Food Share Donates Thousands to Feeding of Students; Slow Memorial Day Weekend Expected; New COVID-19 Cases, New Deaths; Listening Sessions with City; Lane County Passes Phase One

School Board Mulls New School Year Possibilities It was a very busy night for the Siuslaw School Board as they face an unsure future regarding the upcoming school year.  The budget for the 2020-2021 school year is in limbo as the board is waiting for results from a May 20th […]

Antibody Testing a No for Now; No New Deaths to Report; Gas Prices Start to Increase; Food Banks Offered More Emergency Funding

Antibody Testing a No for Now Peace Harbor officials say now is not the time to begin anti-body testing for patients that may have had the coronavirus.  Dr. William Foster, director of the Peace Harbor Emergency department says the PeaceHealth system is not ready to choose one of the over […]

No Changes to Sports, Behavioral Health Study

The Current moratorium on sporting activities will remain in place at least until May 25th regardless of what phase of reopening the county is in.  the Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA).  They are reporting that they have contingency groups meeting for all sporting activities scheduled for the fall.  OSAA’s executive […]