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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 […]
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 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 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. […]
Prep Sports The Siuslaw Vikings are scheduled to be back on the field tomorrow night against the Marshfield Pirates. Pregame on KCST is at 6:45 with kick-off at 7. The JV Football game scheduled for Monday October 9th against Marshfield has been cancelled. Far West League Volleyball tonight has Siuslaw […]
Curbside Recycling for Plastics To End It may soon be the end of recycling as we know it. New Chinese regulations will likely put an end to the plastics recycling industry in America or at the very least cause major changes. In the heyday of recycling China was desperate for […]
Lady Vikings Roll Last night on their home court the lady Vikings took on Brookings Harbor in a league match. The Lady Vikings were dominant from the start and didn’t let up throughout the match. Taking the win in straight sets 25-10, 25-7, and 25-15. The girls will be at […]
Dry Season Causes Burn Ban Continuance It has been a fairly dry summer season as Coastal Oregon goes. And dozens of wildfires throughout the state have stressed firefighting resources. The Oregon Department of Forestry decided last week to extend the Summer burning ban until this Saturday, October 7th. Sean Barrett […]
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