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School Back in Session Today is the first day of school for all of Siuslaw Schools. Yesterday was orientation day for 6th and 9th graders. Today all classes will be in session. Drivers should beware of buses on the road and students that walk and bicycle to school. A reminder […]
Viking Schedule This Week The Siuslaw Viking sports schedule for this week is filled with events. Tomorrow the Viking girls volleyball team head to Pleasant Hill to take on the Billies. JV play begins at 4:30 and varsity at 6 pm. The JV Football game scheduled for tomorrow against Elmira […]
Info Sought on Missing Man Lane County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the whereabouts of a 38 year old male that was last seen camping with his family at Honeyman State Park on Saturday. Jeremy Golden was last seen about 6pm on Saturday at the campgrounds south of Florence. A ground […]
Ems Finish with Back-to-Back Wins The Eugene Emeralds ended their season with back to back wins. Their final game last night was at Volcano stadium in Kaiser. The game was knotted up at nothing-nothing until the Ems charged ahead with a 3 run fifth inning and added two more in […]
Oregon, Oregon State Drop Openers Over the weekend both Oregon and Oregon State opened up their college football seasons. The Ducks faced the Auburn Tigers in Texas where the Ducks had several opportunities to capitalize but a dropped pass in the end-zone and a missed field goal allowed the […]
Reedsport Traffic Jam If you are heading into Reedsport today be aware that there will likely be traffic delays. Dan Latham with the Oregon Department of Transportation says that recent road construction has changed the traffic pattern. A section of Highway 101 is being converted from four lanes to three. […]
Recycling Education Recent changes made to local recycling has been difficult to understand for many. Years after the program began people have become accustomed to just placing anything that looks like it should be recycled into their curb side bins, but systems in place, on the west coast in particular, […]
Tough Loss for Viking Girls Last night in North Bend the Siuslaw Viking volleyball team began its pre season with a match against the Bulldogs. It was a back and forth match according to head coach Jonathan Hornung who said several players gave a glimpse of what the season would […]
