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Sports Update The dual wrestling meet in Philomath was cancelled yesterday due to covid-related issues at the hosting school. Viking Basketball is schedule for Marist tomorrow. the Varsity boys will tip off first at 5:45 with coverage beginning on KCST at 5:30. the Viking girls will begin at 7:15 The […]
Florence Reaches COVID Milestone The Florence Area has catapulted past the 1,000 mark yesterday with a one day total of 29 cases reported of COVID-19 bringing the all-time total to 1,019. One of the largest single day totals the area has seen. Lane County Public Health reported the numbers. While […]
COVID-19 Updates The more infectious, less virulent Omicron Variant of the coronavirus is the main variant present in cases according to health authorities. It has been the cause of rising hospitalizations through the county and state. Florence has seen another 3 cases yesterday as the overall total has risen to […]
Sailors Post First Win The Mapleton Sailor boy’s basketball team have hit the win column for the first time this season. The Sailors broke their losing streak against the Crow Cougars last night with senior Joe Shepard leading the charge with 18 points. Sophomore Keevyn Walker added 7 points. In […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate sophomore Viking wrestler Dayne Muller as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Dayne took home the Championship in the King of the Hill tournament by defeating Jose Martinez of Douglas in the semi-final before beating […]
Delays Likely East of Walton Beginning today crews with the Oregon Department of Transportation will be working on a section of Highway 126 that was recently affected by rains. Just east of Walton a portion of the north side hill slid at between milepost 36 and 36.7 where ODOT had […]
Viking Basketball Siuslaw Viking boy’s basketball is now 6-6 on the season after a pair of loses over the weekend. On Friday the Vikings fell to Hidden Valley 45-40. Brody Terry put up 20 points in the Loss. On Saturday the boys faced Mazama losing 67-58 Brody Terry put up […]
Local COVID-19 Numbers Surging There were 22 more COVID-19 cases identified in the 97439 zip code on Friday. Lane County is reporting multilple daily cases for the Florence area and there have been 86 cases reported in the last two weeks. The total continues to inch towards the 1,000 mark […]
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