Volleyball Finale The Siuslaw volleyball team wrapped up their season tonight with an impressive final match at Douglas. Despite falling short with scores of 25-20, 11-25, 25-16, 15-25, and 6-15, the team played some of their best volleyball, with long rallies and well-executed plays. Highlights included Stella Duman’s flawless 5 […]
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Ballot Measures; Local Elections; Public Arts Committee; C.R.O.W. Haunted Maze
Ballot Measures: Florence residents will vote on a significant Lane County Charter measure this November, deciding whether to transfer the authority for drawing county commissioner district boundaries from the Board of County Commissioners to a new Citizens Redistricting Commission. If passed, measure 20-362 would immediately launch a mid-cycle redistricting effort, […]
Volleyball; Girls Soccer
Volleyball Siuslaw Volleyball will have their final regular season game this evening at Douglas. Douglas is tied for second place in the league with a 6-3 record. Siuslaw sits in 4th place at 4-5. Last night in Mapleton the Sailors defeated Mannahouse Academy in straight sets and will be back […]
Crash Details; Property Taxes Mailed; Road Alignment Completion; Great Pumpkin Giveaway
Crash Details Oregon State Police responded to a four-vehicle crash on Highway 126 near milepost 19 in Lane County on Tuesday at 3:15 PM. A preliminary investigation revealed that a westbound Kenworth log truck, driven by Billy Lee Bales Coder of Myrtle Point, experienced catastrophic engine failure inside the Knowles […]
Program Gets $5000 Grant; Women’s March; Highway Shuttered 5+ Hours; FACC Meeting; C.R.O.W. Benefactor; Gas Prices; OCHS Holiday Shop to Open
Program Gets $5000 Grant The Food Backpack for Kids program, which provides weekend food supplies to over 131 at-risk students in the Siuslaw and Mapleton school districts, is proud to announce a generous $5,000 grant from the Safeway Foundation. Founded in 2012 after a young student was seen searching for […]
Soccer Playoff; Viking Victory on Senior Night
Soccer Playoff Siuslaw Viking Boys Soccer will head to the post season against the Sisters Outlaws. The game to determine who will go to the state playoffs will be on the upcoming Tuesday at Hans Petersen Field. Siuslaw is ranked #19 by the OSAA. Sisters is ranked #32 and fell […]
Ranked-Choice Voting Measure; Rhododendron Drive; Meeting Postponed; Burn Season Begins; Local Care Worker Jailed
Ranked-Choice Voting Measure This November, Oregon could join a growing number of states switching to ranked-choice voting for federal and state elections. Measure 117 would allow Oregonians to rank candidates by preference rather than choosing just one, and ensure that the winner gets more than 50-percent of the vote. Blair […]
Athlete of the Week; Honorable Mention; Viking Soccer; Volleyball
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior Siuslaw Quarterback Micah Blankenship as this week’s Athlete of the Week who threw for 340 yards, with 4 touchdowns earning him the second place in single game passing history. He also had a key […]