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Coronation Kicks Off 112th Rhododendron Festival Excitement filled the air last night as the beginning of the 112th Rhododendron Festival kicked off with the crowning of the King of the coast and Queen Rhododendron. The crowd was wild as the announcements were made by Siuslaw News’ Ned Hickson. (Ned Hickson) […]
Voogd Asks For Hall of Fame Extension 2019 hall of fame inductee, Ben Voogd has asked the committee to postpone his induction for a year. Voogd is currently working as an assistant coach for the Chinese National Basketball team and would be unable to attend the induction ceremony. Siuslaw Athletic […]
New Urgent Care Planned McKenzie Primary Care Associates has been acquired by Nova Health. Nova health has been operating in Lane County and Roseburg over the past decade with several facilities under the names of Eugene Urgent Care, Roseburg Urgent Care, Prime Care Partners and Atlas Physical Therapy. The addition […]
Beavers Pull Out Win The Oregon State Beavers were at home last night for non conference baseball. OSU hosted Portland State. Portland took a 3-1 lead in the top of the third inning. In the bottom of the 7th inning with bases loaded r edshirt sophomore George Mendazona smacked a […]
Click It or Ticket The Florence Police Department will be participating in a statewide Click it or Ticket enforcement push beginning next Monday and going through the Memorial Day Weekend. In partnership with other county and state agencies the Florence Police want to ensure the message of driver safety through […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate sophomore track and field standout Andrea Osbon as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Andrea excelled in this past weekend’s district 4A championships with wins in both the Shot Put (37-10) and the Discus (104.7) […]
Vikings End Disappointing Season The Siuslaw Vikings ended the baseball season on Friday. In their first game against Marshfield starting pitcher Gabe Simington started off strong with 10 strike outs over the first 4 innings with run support and some good hitting from his teammates. Simington entered the 5th inning […]
U.S. Coast Guard Rescue It took the U.S. Coast Guard about three hours to tow a disabled boat back to Florence on Saturday. The Marauder a 32 foot boat reported in the morning that they were taking on water and their bilge pumps were unresponsive. The coast guard dispatched a […]
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