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Vikings Basketball The Siuslaw Vikings boy’s basketball team defeated Elmira on Friday Night at home. The Vikings improved to 2-3 in League Play. Andrew Jensen Norman continues to lead the Viks in scoring with 21 Michael Felkins added 16 for the Vikings in the 51-30 win. The Viking girls are […]
Legislation Planned for Food Assistance A big gap exists in who can receive food assistance in Oregon. Lawmakers want to bridge that divide this session. Federal law excludes people who are undocumented from programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the country’s largest food assistance program. The Food […]
Viking Basketball The Siuslaw Viking boys basketball team showed some heart in the second half of last night’s game against Creswell. Down by more than 20 in the game the Viks had several runs that closed the gap, but overall the Bulldogs were just too much. Outscoring the Vikings 56-38. […]
Nurses Seeking Law Oregon nurses say they’re struggling under high patient loads and they want state lawmakers to do something about it. The Oregon Nurses Association is backing a “safe staffing” bill this session which would set minimums for the number of nurses in particular units of the hospital. There […]
Stretch of 126 To Get Widening The seven mile stretch of Highway 126 between West Eugene and Veneta is mostly a long, flat stretch of roadway with no space for anyone to get off the road if they have a mechanical problem. Plus, it’s an area that can be prone […]
Mapleton Win The Mapleton boy’s basketball team improved to 4-3 last night in a tight match against Crow. Mapleton took an early lead but it was a fight back and forth. Shooting percentages were low for both teams and it showed in the final score 24-22. The Mapleton girls team […]
Old Town Break-in Brazen thieves hit a local business in Old Town on late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. When Tracy Foster arrived to work Sunday morning to open her mother-in-law’s shop Books and Bears in Old Town she knew right away there was a problem. “There was a […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior wrestler Hunter Petterson as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Hunter faced four wrestlers in Saturday’s Nick Lutz Memorial Tournament winning each by fall and taking first place in the 132 pound weight category […]
