Lady Vikings Last night in North Bend the Viking volleyball team was defeated in three straight sets. 25-15, 25-20, 25-20. Siuslaw will stay on the road to take on South Umpqua next on Thursday evening. And Mapleton will visit McKenzie. Schools Out, But Football’s On The Viking football team will […]
Author: George Henry
County Bans Plastics; County Prepares to Strike; Pedestrian Injured; Distracted Driving Issues
Lane County Copies City Restrictions Lane County has joined the City of Florence in banning plastics and plastic coated containers from its recycling stations in its Florence and Swisshome locations. Other county recycling operations will not be affected by this change. The County’s press release says that it is trying […]
Rannow Takes AOTW; Viking Volleyball; Hall To Helm Beavers in Interim
AOTW This week’s Athlete of the Week Honors goes to sophomore Distance runner Hannah Rannow. Hannah continues to break her personal-best records finishing the 5,000 meters in Saturday’s Paul Mariman Invitational in a time of 19:39.56. Hannah’s third place finish helped to propel the girls to a second place finish […]
Vikings Outmanned The Siuslaw Viking Football team struggled on both sides of the ball on Friday, but played tough against the number 1 team in the Division. The Marshfield Pirates marched onto Hans Peterson field and Scored 42 points in the first half against the Vikings on their way to […]
$25K Fine For Coos Bay Man; Wine and Chowder Weekend; Drug Test Policy Review; City Hall Hours
DEQ Fines Coos Bay Man The state Department of Environmental Quality has fined a Coos Bay man $25,000 and ordered his property cleaned up by mid November. The problem is that Willy Joe Jenkins cannot respond to the demand from the state because he is serving a sentence for weapons […]
Don’t Put That In There; No Burn Yet; 126 Shutdown Announced
Re-Educating Recycling The word came down this week that there would be no plastic in your co-mingled recycling bins. Sarah Grimm the Waste reduction Specialist for Lane county says this was not a popular decision nor one she was happy with making, but it has been the generalization of the […]
Lady Viks Win; Mapleton Splits; On The Schedule
Lady Viks Victorious At Home The lady Vikings played their final regular season home game and it was a tough battle with the Douglas Trojans. Siuslaw won in three tough sets 25-23. 25-23, and 28-26 Mapleton Splits Mapleton Volleyball lost its first match last night at Lowell High School. Lowell […]
Talk to Kids About Tragedy; 2 1/2 Years For Home Invader; Deer Season For Cars
Talk To Kids About Tragedies While they may not have been directly affected by the Las Vegas Tragedy, mental health experts say it is important to have conversations with youth who may have witnessed some of the news coverage or had friends that were closely connected to the event. Dr. […]