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Quince Street Hotel Progress The Quince Street hotel project continues to move forward in the new year. Matt Braun with Braun Development Services says they are close to securing the final portions of funding to begin construction on the project with hopes of putting the first shovel in the sand […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate sophomore Siuslaw Basketball player Michael Felkins as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Michael averaged 13 points and made All-Tournament team at last week’s Bandon Invitational helping the team to score a win in the […]
Election Worker Shortage Going into a big election year, staffing at elections offices in Oregon is an issue, according to a study. Staff-to-voter ratios vary widely between counties depending on their size but average about one staff member per 27-thousand voters statewide. Paul Manson with Portland State University helped conduct […]
Ducks Over Bruins It was a battle of runs on Saturday as the Ducks and the Bruins battled back and forth on the Hardwood. Ten lead changes throughout the game, but a couple of last minute shots including a long distance 3-pointer sealed the victory for the Ducks. Jackson Shelstad […]
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 […]
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