DMV Mistake A Mistake by the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles resulted in 11 non-citizens being registered to vote in Lane County. The DMV notified the Lane County Elections Office with the information. Lane County Elections conducted an audit and determined that none of the 11 people earmarked received a […]
Other News
Athlete of the Week; Honorable Mention; Viking Boy’s Soccer; Mapleton Volleyball; Girl’s Soccer
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate junior volleyball player Danin Lacouture as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Last Week Danin had 3 pancake digs versus Elmira. She had 6 successful digs, with only 2 errors, and 8 serve receive passes. But […]
Cost Cap on Prescriptions Coming; Charter School Contract Signing; Money for Infrastructure in Schools; Meetings for City Council
Cost Cap on Prescriptions Coming Tens of thousands of Oregonians are expected to see savings next year when prescription drug costs are capped, according to a new report from A-A-R-P. Starting in 2025, out-of-pocket prescription costs for people in enrolled in the Medicare drug plan will top out at two-thousand […]
Viking Win; Games Schedule; Ducks take Rivalry Game
Viking Win A 64 yard touchdown pass from Micah Blankenship to Michael Felkins with 56 seconds remaining closed the deal and Siuslaw held on for a 14-7 win over the North Valley Knights Friday in Grants Pass. The Vikings took a 7-0 lead on their first possession of the game […]
City Council Meeting; Lane County Vehicle Auction; Stormwater Management
City Council Meeting After a brief break the Florence City Council is slated to be back at city hall on Monday evening. On the agenda are a couple of proclamations recognizing POW/MIA’s, Constitution week and the Coast Busters Walk for Breast Cancer. They will also have a public hearing for […]
Viking Soccer; Viking Volleyball; Viking Football; Rivalry Game
Viking Soccer Siuslaw Varsity boy’s soccer remains undefeated this season in non-league play. Last night the team faced the Delphian Dragons. Londi Tomaro says the team played a good game of passing and worked together to create sustained pressure on offense. The team knocked out 5 goals in the first […]
Charter School Contract Approved; Florence Festival of Books; Winter Music Festival Update; Trailblazers Come to Florence
Charter School Contract Approved Directors of the Siuslaw School District ratified a contract last night with the Whitmore Classical Academy charter school. The vote came after several weeks of meetings between board representatives of both 97J and the Whitmore Academy. It was not a unanimous vote however as board vice […]
Thursday Sports
Viking Soccer Siuslaw girl’s soccer competed against league affiliate Creswell last night. The Bulldogs defeated the Vikings 5-1. Today the boy’s soccer team will be on the road to play Delphian. JV will be up first at 3 followed by the varsity at 5. Viking Volleyball will also be on […]