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Neece – Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News, and Coast Radio Sports congratulate junior Mapleton Sailor JJ Neece as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Neece ran for 348 yards and 4 rushing touchdowns and was 6 for 9 throwing with 3 touchdowns and 2 2-point […]
ODOT Moving Ahead with Paving Rain last week held back the paving of Highway 101 from the Siuslaw river bridge to Highway 126. That work is expected to come this week as the paving window slowly closes on Florence. The Oregon Department of Transportation had planned for a mid-week paving, […]
Vikings Opener a Win The Siuslaw Vikings increased their record to 2-1 on Friday evening. The Vikings hosted Newport and quickly set them on their heals with two quick touchdowns. Newport fought back and added two more to take a 14-12 lead, but according to coach Sam Johnson, they just […]
Fire restrictions for Western Lane County have officially been lifted. According to Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue’s Fire Prevention Captain, Tony Miller, this is the earliest anyone can remember the ban being lifted. Traditionally, according to Miller, it has been October 15th. He says, however, SVFR will not be issuing […]
Cougar Sighting It was a week ago, but information has come out about an apparent cougar sighting at the site of the new concession stand at Miller Park. At about 7:20 last Friday morning workers who were preparing to begin masonry work on the new structure reported seeing what they […]
5 Set Loss to Lions It was a 5 set battle in Cottage Grove last night for the Lady Vikings on the court. After digging a 21-15 hole in the first set Freshman Desi Tupua served 10 straight balls resulting in a 25-21 set victory. The second set went to […]
Busy City The City of Florence is actively engaged in multiple projects across the city. From the revision Florence project to Miller Park and the organization of committees to work on future developments including the property across from the Florence Events Center and the newly acquired property north of town […]
JV Game Cancelled The JV Football game scheduled at Marshfield for September 30th has been canceled. According to Siuslaw Athletic director, Chris Johnson, Marshfield does not have enough players. There are no plans to reschedule. Meet Moved Johnson also says that the Cross Country schedule has changed. The team will […]
