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Viking vs Irish The Siuslaw Viking Boys defeated Waldport on Friday evening 64-33. Three players had double figures in the win. Landon Curley led the Vikings with 16 followed by Chas Edbloom with 15 and Andrew Jensen-Norman had 13. The Vikings were behind at the end of the first quarter […]
Grants For Fire Safe Areas The Oregon State Fire Marshall is providing funding for a new program for rural Lane County residents who need help in providing a safe space around their homes in case of wildfire. Up to $4,000 dollars is available to area residents that qualify for the […]
Viking Wrestling Siuslaw Wrestlers will be on the mat today and tomorrow in the Grants Pass Winter Classic. The two day tournament will host 14 schools. Competition begins at 1 pm today and concludes tomorrow. Viking Basketball The Siuslaw Vikings boys and girls basketball teams will travel to Waldport this […]
College Basketball The Oregon State Beavers and the Oregon Ducks will have had just over a week off as they head back to the basketball court this Sunday. The Beavers will host the University of Texas San Antonio on Sunday with a pregame time on KCFM at 11:30. The Oregon […]
Holiday Travel and Gas Prices Gas prices continue to drop as the Christmas holiday week approaches. AAA Oregon is reporting a 8 cent drop this past week with the average price in Oregon at $3.91 a gallon for regular. Here on the coast there has been a significant drop in […]
School Absenteeism Oregon kids are missing a lot of school, and it could have consequences beyond their education. Nearly 40 percent of students missed 16 or more days during the last school year, according to the Oregon Department of Education. While the pandemic exacerbated it, head of the organization Attendance […]
Vikings Far West Bound Changes are coming for the Siuslaw Vikings. Athletic Director for Siuslaw High School, Chris Johnson, says a recent notice by the OSAA executive board will place several sports back in the Far West League beginning with next year’s schedule. Volleyball, basketball, softball and baseball will all […]
Council Approves Bid The Florence city Council heard from Public Works Director Mike Miller at last night’s meeting. Miller laid out several projects that the city is planning including the construction and redesign of the portion of Rhododendron drive from Wildwinds to 35th street. The lowest bid for the project […]
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