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Volunteers Needed Volunteers are being sought to help prepare and serve lunch three times a week at the Florence Senior and Activity Center. Melisa Andrion says they serve lunch Monday, Wednesday, and Friday each week. “I always need volunteers for kitchen or dining room and also for Meals on Wheels Delivery.” […]
HYAK Expansion The expansion of high speed internet in the form of fiber contintues throughout the Siuslaw Region. Hyak CEO Robbie Wright says the latest addition to the network is Mapleton. “so Mapleton has historically been very underserved from an internet perspective and so Mapleton we have the first folks […]
Viking Recognition Several Vikings were recognized for their achievements this week in basketball. Chaz Edblom and Gave DeLeon were named to the first team all-league and Michael Felkins was named second team with Justin Allen getting a nod as honorable mention. For the ladies it was Macy McNeil for second […]
Ducks Win Final Home Game The Oregon men’s basketball team wrapped up its home schedule with a 73-64 Senior Night victory over Indiana before 9,584 fans at Matthew Knight Arena. Jackson Shelstad’s deep three-pointer late in the game ignited a 10-0 Ducks run to seal the win. TJ Bamba’s lockdown […]
Sharpe to Serve as Grand Marshal The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that longtime community figure Wayne Sharpe will serve as Grand Marshal for the 118th annual Florence Rhododendron Festival Parade on May 18. Sharpe’s extensive involvement includes hosting Coast Radio’s morning show, covering Siuslaw Vikings sports, and […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior Siuslaw wrestler Macali Lade as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Macali dominated the State 3A wrestling championships on Thursday and Friday. She received two wins by fall and one by major decision for her second state […]
Webb Chosen to Serve Two potential candidates for the open seat on the city council failed to get the votes needed to be added to the council. in the first round Vanessa Buss received 2 vote in favor and two votes opposed. Next up councilor Jo Beaudreau proposed Lori Green […]
Lade Takes State in Wrestling Siuslaw senior Macali Lade secured the 120-pound title at the OSAA state wrestling championships in Portland on Friday, pinning Oakridge freshman Victoria Keller in 3 minutes, 31 seconds. A former state champion as a sophomore, Lade capped her high school career with an impressive 45-3 […]
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