Viking Wrestling Results On Saturday the Viking Boys were on the Mat at the State Championships in Turner. Mason Buss competed in the 160 pound weight class and made it to the final round after 3 straight decisions. Buss met Carson Henderson in the Championship round where he lost by […]
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Controlled Burn Planned; Florence Number Mimick County/State; COVID Numbers; Lifting Maks Mandate
Controlled Burn Planned Firefighters of Siuslaw National Forest are preparing to conduct a 20-acre prescribed fire beginning today near Tahkenitch Beach on the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area to improve habitat for the threatened western snowy plover. This weather-dependent burn, expected to continue multiple days through mid-March, is one mile […]
Viking Wrestling – Girls; Ducks Sweep Bruins; Double Overtime for Beavers; Hoop Schedule
Viking Wrestling – Girls In yesterday’s State Girls Wrestling Championships in Culver freshman Macali Lade defeated Zoey Beam in the first round of competition by fall. In the second round she was defeated by Ashley Wills a senior at St. Helens. Senior Hayden Muller received a first round bye and […]
Ducks and Bruins; Beavers and Trojans; Siuslaw Wrestling
Ducks and Bruins The Oregon Ducks will host the UCLA bruins this evening the last meeting between these two teams was a nail biting overtime victory by the ducks in California. Since that meeting the Bruins are 10-3 and are riding a 3 game win streak into Matthew Knight Arena. […]
State To Lift Mask Mandate March 19; Florence COVID-19 Update; OHA Report on COVID-19; Hotel and Conference Center Update
State To Lift Mask Mandate March 19 The Oregon Health Authority, just announced that it would be lifting the mandatory mask mandate for indoor spaces effective March 19th. A follow up by the Oregon Department of Education’s director Colt Gill says schools will be prepared for this date and they […]
Slow Reporting from Lane County; Mask Mandate to Linger for Health Care Facilities; Hanging Baskets to Return; Gas Prices
Slow Reporting from Lane County Lane County Public Health has yet to update their website that reports COVID-19 cases. The site has been inactive since Friday of last week. The Oregon Health Authorities report yesterday evening reports 360 cases for the county but not breakdown by zip code was available […]
Viking Wrestling-State Championships; College Hoops
Viking Wrestling-State Championships The Siuslaw Girls Championship Wrestling event will be tomorrow. Two Viking ladies will be participating. Senior Hayden Muller will be wrestling at 135 pounds and Freshman Macali Lade will be wrestling at the 110 mark. Lade will meet freshman Zoey Beam from Grant Union in the first […]
Lesley Seeks Commissioner’s Seat; COVID Numbers Continue Decline; Cold Weather Shelter Opens
Lesley Seeks Commissioner’s Seat There are a couple of primary races that are coming in May, one that could determine who will be the next commissioner for west Lane County. On Saturday one of the candidates, Dawn Lesley of Eugene was in town knocking on doors introducing herself to Florence […]