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Nick Lutz Tournament 3 Siuslaw Vikings place first in the Nick Lutz Memorial Wrestling tournament on Saturday. Yoskar Delamora defeated Santiam Christian’s Sam Schmidgall for his first place finish in the 120 pound category. Hunter Petterson defeated David Apodaca from North Eugene in the 132 pound weight class. Dayne Muller […]
Saturday Tsunami Advisory The Oregon coast was threatened with a tsunami advisory Saturday morning. The first alert came out just after 5 am as the result of a major underwater volcanic eruption in the south pacific. The warning reported that waves of up to 3 feet in length were expected […]
UPDATE: TSUNAMI ADVISORY CANCELLED The National Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami advisory this morning, Saturday, January 15, for the coast of Oregon, Washington and California, due to a large undersea volcanic eruption near Tonga. Residents in coastal areas are advised to move off beaches and out of […]
Siulsaw Hires Softball Coach Siuslaw High School has hired a new softball coach. Jason Lipe has accepted the position of Varsity Head Coach according to information released by Siuslaw High School Athletic Director, Chris Johnson. Lipe has been teaching at Siuslaw High School for the past 2 years, holds a […]
School Reports COVID-19 Cases The Siuslaw School district has reported a pair of cases of COVID-19 among the student population. Siuslaw Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak sent out a letter to staff and families yesterday indicating that the school is taking proper steps to notify individuals that may have been exposed to […]
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 […]
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