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Early Football Poll OSAA yesterday released its Week 2 statewide 3A football coaches poll, and Siuslaw is ranked fifth. The Vikings, now 1-1 on the season, earned 55 points in the voting. Banks tops the poll, with Burns and Cascade Christian tied for second, followed by Vale in fourth. The […]
Whale Watchers Rescued The Coast Guard rescued a whale watching vessel with 49 passengers aboard after it became disabled near Newport Wednesday afternoon. The captain of the 62-foot Discovery issued a mayday after the vessel began producing smoke and lost power between the Yaquina Bay jetties just before 1 p.m. […]
Viking Volleyball The Siuslaw Vikings volleyball team defeated Elmira in four close sets Tuesday night, 25-22, 23-25, 25-21, and 26-24. Senior Mia Snider powered the Lady Viks with 5 aces and 8 kills, earning player of the game honors from coach McKenzie Perry, who praised her most consistent performance of […]
Drowning Victim A man drowned Monday after falling into Thor’s Well, a popular but dangerous attraction near Cape Perpetua south of Yachats. Emergency crews were called around 3:40 p.m. after the man was swept into the 20- to 30-foot deep hole during an incoming tide. Responders from Yachats, Waldport, Seal […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior Viking Soccer player Kale Jensen as this week’s athlete of the week. Kale was dominant in Siuslaw’s win over Marshfield last week scoring 3 goals in the first half of the game. Jensen created some breakaway attacking […]
SOS New Space Siuslaw Outreach services is preparing to move into their new offices on 12th street. Executive Director Bob Teter says the new Siuslaw Area Resource Center will serve as a one-stop campus for vital community services. “It’s really going to be kind of another community center in town […]
Stone Back in Action Siuslaw sophomore Henry Stone returned from injury to place seventh at the Ash Creek Festival in Monmouth, running 16:21 in his first race of the season. The Vikings boys finished third behind 6A schools Ida B. Wells and West Salem, while the Lady Vikings, led by […]
Safeway Grant Helps Local Food Program The Food Backpack for Kids program, serving students in Florence and Mapleton, has received a $5,000 grant from the Safeway Foundation. The program provides weekend food supplies to more than 130 at-risk children in the Siuslaw and Mapleton school districts. Founded in 2012 after […]
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