Preparing for Fire Season Wildfires are a growing threat in the Northwest and a lot of money is spent on fire suppression. But a less costly approach could be to make homes and buildings more resistant to damage. Kate Anderson with Sightline Institute says “fire hardening” is far cheaper and […]
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Mother’s Decision Remains the Same; School Budget; Farmer’s Market; CROW Livestreaming
Mother’s Decision Remains the Same The story broke last weekend of the mother who pulled her 12 year old son from the local club baseball team over a blue flag lives matter. Teri Webb spoke with Coast Radio about her decision. And while she said she had no ill feelings […]
Siuslaw Golf Records 4th Straight Win; Ducks Over San Francisco; OSU; Baseball – Siuslaw
Siuslaw Golf Records 4th Straight Win The Siuslaw Viking golf team is on a roll. Yesterday they participated in their 4th tournament of the season and came away with their 4th victory. The Marshfield Invitational was held at the Florence Golf Links where Ryan Klampe scored another individual victory scoring […]
Sports
Viking Baseball The Siuslaw Vikings fell into a 5-1 hole after a shaky top half of the third inning last night, but wild pitches and throwing eras cut the lead with the Vikings scoring 4 in the bottom of the inning. Despite the rough start the Vikings stayed ahead of […]
Rural Agencies May Suffer Financially; Spongebob the Musical; Gas Prices Continue Upward Trend; Humane Society Cat Glut; Reedsport Water Shutdown
Rural Agencies May Suffer Financially Under a proposal from the Legislature, Oregon’s service agencies could see a cut to spending. It could hit hardest in rural areas. Under the Committee on Ways and Means Co-Chair budget, state agency spending would be cut by two-point-five percent. John Mullin worked with […]
Youth Homelessness Grants Deadline Extended; Rally at PeaceHealth; BLM Land Use
Youth Homelessness Grants Deadline Extended Homelessness is not uncommon for the youth in Lane County. In fact two of the 10 rhododendron Court royalty had experienced homelessness over the past several years. Luckily for them their situation has improved, however there are still youth, not just here but around the […]
Athlete of the Week; Viking Baseball/Softball; Ducks/Beavers
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate Sam Ulrich as this week’s athlete of the week. Sam posted an early season record time in the 800 meters with a time of 1:58.02 and ran a 51 flat in his portion of the […]
Viking Baseball; Viking Softball; Mapleton Softball; Prefontaine Invitational; Beaver/Duck Baseball
Viking Baseball On Friday the Siuslaw Vikings traveled to Bend to take on the La Pine Hawks in baseball. The Hawks handily defeated the Vikings in the first game of the doubleheader: 26-1. The Vikings committed 6 errors and managed only 5 hits. A series of walks in the first […]