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Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sport congratulate senior Viking football standout Odin Smith as this week’s Athlete of the Week. In Friday night’s 38-21 victory over Elmira Odin scored three rushing touchdowns and racking up 130 yards on 19 carries against a […]
Smishing Scam October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and one new scamming method people need to be on the lookout for is “smishing.” The word smishing comes from a combination of S-M-S – another name for text messaging – and phishing. Scammers use text messages to try and steal people’s personal […]
Planning Commission Meeting The Florence Planning Commission is scheduled to meet tomorrow to consider approving a resolution on a building project to determine whether a proposed mix use building in the Old Town District could be built with a few allowances by the city. The request was submitted by Matt […]
Viking/Elmira The Siuslaw Vikings were aggressive in their play on Friday night and it turned into a victory for the Viks. The team started out slow giving up touchdown to the visiting Falcons of Elmira, but quickly found their stride. Odin Smith had three touchdowns on the night and Ian […]
Viking Soccer The Siuslaw Vikings and the Creswell Bulldogs battled to a 0-0 tie in soccer action last night. Coach Tomaro said it took most of the first half for the Vikings to settle into the game. She said by the second half the Vikings were able to control the […]
Candidate Forum Candidates for Florence City Council, Florence Mayor and West Lane County Commissioner shared their views with the Florence community yesterday afternoon at the Florence Events Center. The four city council candidates were asked about topics ranging from homelessness to climate change. The candidates were agreeable on many of […]
Gas Prices Continue to Rise Gas Prices continue to rise in Oregon with refineries still taxed and undergoing maintenance. Oregon had another 31 cent increase with an average price of a gallon of regular gas sitting at $5.46 a gallon. The Florence area has historically been below the state average […]
Viking Volleyball The Siuslaw Viking Volleyball team defeated Harrisburg. It took them 4 set to do it. 25-21, 16-25, 25-21, and 25-22. Desi Tupua had 15 kills and 3 blocks and Rhianna Lane added 13 kills and 7 blocks. Soccer Soccer is on the slate today for Siuslaw Sports. The […]
