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King Tides Coming King Tides occur a few times each year, when two things coincide. The first is when the moon’s orbit is closest to the earth; the second is when the earth’s orbit is closest to the sun. Those conditions will be happening twice over the coming weeks, February […]
Viking Basketball The Siuslaw Viking boy’s basketball team improved to 7-4 on the season in a squeaker last night in Bandon. The Vikings faced Gold Beach at the Bandon Dunes Invitational and came away with a one point victory 51-50. They move on to the final round today against Bandon, […]
Sneaker Wave Dangers The National Weather Service has issued a Beach Hazard Statement that will continue through 4am on New Years Eve along the coast. Sneaker waves are very dangerous and are unpredictable as was the case yesterday morning on the South Jetty. Western Lane Fire and EMS Authority responded […]
Viking Basketball Viking boy’s basketball completed the first hurdle at the Bandon Dunes Tournament yesterday afternoon defeating Brookings-Harbor 70-35. Andrew Jensen Norman led the Vikings with 19 points. Michael Felkins followed with 13. They will move to the next opponent, Gold Beach today at 4:30. The Viking girls suffered a […]
Bills Set to Become Law Thirteen new laws will go into effect on January first. Senate Bill 82 requires insurance companies to explain, using property specific characteristics, why a policy might not be getting renewed or why a rate is going up. It also will reflect in rating and underwriting […]
Sports Programming for Bowl Games Upcoming bowl games will have an effect on local programming. Coast Radio is committed to airing the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Friday on KCFM and the Fiesta Bowl on Monday on KCST. Both bowl games have an early morning start with the Oregon […]
Holiday Patrols Monday’s New Years Holiday will be proceeded by increased patrols on the streets. The Florence Police department in conjunction with the Lane County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State police will continue their holiday enforcement on Oregon roads. A grant provided by Oregon Impact will fund the increased […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior Mapleton Basketball player Keevyn Walker as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Keevyn led the Sailors in scoring in two games last week with a 21 point game against Columbia Christian and a 27 […]
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