Equal Pay Act On January 1st Oregon house bill 2005-A31 goes into effect. It is known as the Equal Pay Act and prohibits employers from using gender to discriminate in determining pay for employees. The legislation was passed in 2017 and the time has allowed employers to gear up for […]
Author: George Henry
Athlete Of The Week; Honorable Mention; Hardwood Action
Athlete Of The Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulates Siuslaw Viking freshman wrestler Bailey Overton as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Bailey won the 115 pound weight class in this past weekend’s Coast Classic in North Bend. Bailey is the first lady Viking […]
Commercial Crabbing Season Delayed Again; New Committee Members Needed; No Bridge Work This Week; Yachats Man injured in Vehicle Chase
Commercial Crabbing Season Delayed Again Low meat yields and elevated levels of toxin have again delayed the beginning of commercial Dungenous crabbing along the coast. Recreational crabbing is allowed in some limited areas but the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says it will be at least the 31st of […]
Viking Boy’s Basketball; Viking Girls; Coast Classic; Oregon Vs. Nebraska/Omaha; Beavers/St Louis
Viking Boy’s Basketball The Siuslaw Viking boys basketball on Friday night posted a win against British Columbia’s Samuel Robertson. Senior Dylan Wynn scored 13 and freshman Braydon Thornton posted 12 in the 55-37 win. The win set up the next match with Sutherlin on Saturday. Sutherlin defeated the Vikings 44-33. […]
Sage-Grouse in Danger; Lane County Burn Ban Not Coastal; City Council Meeting; Jellyfish Invasion
Sage-Grouse in Danger The Trump administration wants to ease protections on sage-grouse habitat across the West, opening up millions of acres to drilling, mining and other resource extraction. The Interior Department has released proposals in seven of the 11 states, including Oregon, where the 2015 Sage-Grouse Conservation Plan is currently […]
Tournament Basketball; On The Mat
Tournament Basketball Last night was the beginning of the Les Schwab Eagle Booster Classic. The Siuslaw Vikings were on the hardwood against Pleasant Hill. The Billies outscored the Vikings 77-39. The lady Vikings managed to hold tough against the Billies of Pleasant hill, but when the buzzer sounded they came […]
Peace Harbor Doc Talk: November 2018
Dr. Grant McClune
Our Town: December 2018
Rules of the Road: Chief Tom Turner Protecting Your Credit: Kim Erickson, OPB Protecting Your ‘Land Use’: Kay King Clarifying the Recycling Mess: Kelly Bell Siuslaw Vision: Meg Spencer, Russ Pierson Soroptomist Christmas Baskets: Carol Bennett and Shasta McMullen