Siuslaw Baseball/Softball South Umpqua senior Drew Camp struck out 11 over six innings Tuesday as the Lancers topped Siuslaw, 8-3, in a Far West League baseball opener at Tri City. The Vikings (2-8, 0-1) host South Umpqua (6-7, 1-0) in a doubleheader Friday at 3 p.m. Max Reynolds doubled and […]
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Pump Prices Ease; Transit District Survey; Alcohol Awareness Month; Organization Looks for More Finances
Pump Prices Ease Pump prices are easing across much of the country, including in Oregon. The average price of regular in Florence is currently $3.73 a gallon. Nationally, the average fell seven cents to $3.17, while Oregon’s average dipped two cents to $3.98. Crude oil prices have plunged to around […]
Wilson Breaks School Record; Siuslaw Golf; Baseball/Softball; College Baseball
Wilson Breaks School Record Siuslaw senior Clayton Wilson ran the fastest 1,500 meters in school history Saturday, leading the Viking boys to a second-place team finish at the Roseburg Twilight Invitational. Wilson clocked 3:57.72 to edge the previous record set in 2014 and also won the 800 in a personal-best […]
Legislation to Hear Public on Food For All; LCC Board to Meet Locally; Reedsport Woman Indicted
Legislation to Hear Public on Food For All Each legislative session, Oregon’s Joint Ways & Means Committee holds a statewide roadshow to hear from residents about their priorities. At the Salem stop this Wednesday, April 16th, supporters of the Food for All Oregonians bill are urging people to speak up. […]
Sports
Sports The Siuslaw Viking baseball team will host a game today against Elmira. The Teams will take the mound at 4:30 with a 4:15 pregame on KCST. Siuslaw Softball will also host Elmira/mapleton at 4:30 On Monday the Siuslaw boy’s golf team led by Ryan Klampe will be at McNary […]
Water District Responds to Funding Loss; Merkley and Hoyle Respond to FEMA Situation; Fun-Raiser for CROW; Governor Kotek Pushback
Water District Responds to Funding Loss The Mapleton Water District is facing a major setback after FEMA abruptly terminated its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC, program. The federal decision, announced April 4th, cancels all unawarded BRIC grants from 2020 to 2023 — including a $2.7 million proposal for […]
Track and Field; “W” for Viking Softball
Track and Field Siuslaw High School athletes posted a series of strong results at their recent home track and field meet. Blu Boehjle placed second in the 400 meters with a time of 54.22 seconds, while Korbyn Marler earned second in the 800 meters. The boys’ 4×400 relay team dominated […]
Westlake Woman Arrested in Stabbing; Crash Survivors Released From Medical Care; Tournament Rescheduled; Gas Prices on the Rise
Westlake Woman Arrested in Stabbing Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a stabbing on April 8th around 9 p.m. at a residence in the 6500 block of Canary Road, south of Florence. Due to limited staffing and distance, deputies arrived approximately 40 minutes after the call. They found one individual […]