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Former Ducks Score Spot at Track and Field Championships Three former Oregon Ducks have qualified for the 2022 World Athletic Championships to be held in Eugene next month. Devon Allen competes in the 110 meter hurdles and says he is still adjusting to a new starting technique and finished third […]
School Looks to Future of Facilities The Siuslaw School Board of directors met with the Facility Advisory Committee for a special work session on June 22. Participants discussed ways to clarify and focus the Committee’s upcoming efforts toward building improvement. Board Chair Bob Sneddon remarked that the committee has been […]
Italians Choose Siuslaw for Training Next month’s World Track and Field Championships in Eugene are spilling over into Florence. The championships will be held at Eugene’s Hayward Field July 15th through the 24th . It draws athletes and fans from around the world. Teams don’t just “show up” the day competition […]
Eyesore Removed From Port Mooring The Creola has been a fixture on the Port of Siuslaw Docks for as long as Administrative Assistant, Kelly Stewart can remember. And, depending upon one’s perspective, it’s been an eyesore OR, generally said with more excitement, “the ghost ship”. Yesterday, the dilapidated 55 foot Chris-Craft […]
Former Duck Coach Named to Hall of Fame Former Oregon Ducks Men’s Basketball Coach Ernie Kent has been listed as one of this year’s inductees into the school’s 2022 hall of fame. Kent became the winningest coach in program history in his 13 year tenure posting 235 wins and 174 […]
Siuslaw News Scales Back The Siuslaw News has reported that they will soon be returning to a weekly paper beginning in July 6th. Publisher Jenna Bartlett says the move is a consolidation to in part bring more focus to their digital media. “It’s gonna allow us to enhance our digital […]
Rehab Center Expansion Planned Peace Harbor hospital is in the middle of a 1.3 million dollar capital campaign led by the Peace Harbor foundation. Gretchen Klein, the new executive director of the foundation says the money will go to upgrade and modernize the rehab center on highway 101. “(we) continue […]
More Honors for Hjerpe/Melton OSU baseball players continue to receive awards for their play this past year. Yesterday the College Baseball foundation honored left handed pitcher Cooper Hjerpe and outfielder Jacob Melton. The duo are just the 5th and 6th players in OSU history to receive 5 or more First […]
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