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Old Town Break-in Brazen thieves hit a local business in Old Town on late Saturday night or early Sunday morning. When Tracy Foster arrived to work Sunday morning to open her mother-in-law’s shop Books and Bears in Old Town she knew right away there was a problem. “There was a […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior wrestler Hunter Petterson as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Hunter faced four wrestlers in Saturday’s Nick Lutz Memorial Tournament winning each by fall and taking first place in the 132 pound weight category […]
Crab Crack Returns Another victim of the Covid pandemic is making a return next month. Florence Food Share will be hosting their annual Crab-Crack Saturday, February 4th at the Florence Events Center. Food Share director Colin Morgan says tickets are available only at Food Share. “For the ticket they get […]
Viking Wrestling Saturday’s Nick Lutz Memorial Tournament turned out some champions for the Siuslaw Vikings. Several took the first place spots in their weight classes. Dayne Muller in the 220 weight class, Mason Buss in the 195, Jacob Mann in the 182, joel Sissel in the 170, Hunter Petterson in […]
Ducks Stumble Over Sun Devils The Oregon Ducks were stunned by the Arizona State Sundevils last night in Eugene. Four of the five ASU starters were in double figures with over 52% shooting from inside the arc. Duck’s Will Richardson hit three straight three pointers before the end of the […]
Human Trafficking in Florence January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and while the concept of Human Trafficking has been portrayed one way in Hollywood, it doesn’t represent real world issues that affect all of us even in Florence. According to Bob Teter, executive director at Siuslaw Outreach services says human […]
Wrestling The Siuslaw Viking wrestling team went up against a host of 3A team champions in La Pine yesterday, though both Viking Teams lost, Coach Neil Wartnik says they continue to have a strong showing against tough opponents. Wartnik named Macali Lade, Abby Riggs and Jane Lacouture for the girls […]
Community College Audit An audit of community colleges in Oregon has implications for the state’s legislative session that started this week. The report from the Secretary of State’s Audit Division in December points to the need for a greater role from the commission that oversees higher education. Head of the […]
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