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Thursday Track and Field Results Sophomore Kale Jensen competed in the Long Jump at the State championships yesterday coming in at second place just inches behind Valley Christian’s Andrew Klopcic. Will Johnson scored a 4th place finish. Maximus Reynolds finished 6th in the shot put with a 42.91 foot toss. […]
Rhododendron Festival The full experience of the 117th Rhododendron festival gets underway. The Maple Street Vendor fair will be up and running today from 1-5 pm with events scattered all around the city. The Rhododendron Quilt Show if from 10:30 until 5pm and the Davis Shows Carnival will get underway […]
Viking/Eagles Split The Siuslaw Viking baseball team split a double header with Harrisburg yesterday. The Vikings too the first game 10-6. Game two saw Harrisburg come from behind after trailing 6-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning. “Wind up and pitch, there’s a ball hit, that’s a base hit, […]
Names in Fatal Crash Released Oregon State Police have released the name of the individual that died as a result of a head on collision on Tuesday on Highway 126 at milepost 1.6. OSP says a Toyota Rav 4 heading westbound crossed the center line for unknown reasons and struck […]
Viking Softball It was a game that almost went uncompleted. Yesterday the Siuslaw Softball team was enroute to Elmira for the second part of a game against La Pine. The game had to be called in April after 3 innings. The Vikings were stuck in traffic on highway 126 and […]
Fatal Wreck on 126 An accident that resulted in a fatality on Highway 126 at milepost 1.6 near Cushman closed the highway for several hours causing traffic to be diverted. Oregon State Police and Western Lane Fire and EMS responded. The accident was a result of an apparent head on […]
Rhody Drive Construction The city of Florence is continuing the construction on Rhododendron Drive this week and city manager Erin Reynolds says the realignment is in full progress. With Rhododendron Weekend upcoming she says it is important to share the information with others that may be visiting. “Areas where it […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate Sophomore Kale Jensen as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Kale won the 110 and 300 meter hurdles in the special district 3A championships last week. Kale won 38 out of 40 possible points. Honorable […]
