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Businesses Give Staff a Break What it comes down to is a shortage of people that are available to work. Staffing issues, overtime and overworking available staff are some of the reasons that your favorite restaurant may be closed. That and COVID-19 positive test results. Restaurants like the Beachcomber, Ixtapa, […]
Vikings Win Season Opener The Siuslaw Vikings exploded onto the field Friday night for their season opener against North Valley. Senior Beau Erickson in his first start as Siuslaw’s QB posted the third all time passing yards in a single game with 330 yards and 4 tds with an additional […]
Vikings Host North Valley The Siuslaw Viking will make their debut this evening at Hans Peterson Field. A last minute game was scheduled to make up for a game that was cancelled after Brookings Harbor cancelled their football season. North Valley will be visiting this evening and the pregame will […]
Elementary School Reveals COVID-19 Diagnosis Just two days into the new school year the Siuslaw School District is reporting that a person in Siuslaw Elementary School has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak sent out a letter to staff and families last night giving what details were available. The […]
Viking Volleyball Siuslaw volleyball fought a difficult 5 set match last night against the Pleasant Hill Billies. Coach Kari Blake says the girls came out strong taking the first two sets 25-23 and 25-22, but lost the next three sets 17-25, 22-25 and 14-16. Desi Tupua led the team with […]
Positive Feedback From School Board Meeting The overall consensus from the community and members of the Siuslaw School board was that the meeting last night at Hans Peterson Field was productive and positive. About 50 community members showed up representing several issues. There was support for the mask wearing mandate […]
Sports Schedules (update) JV and Varsity Volleyball travels to Pleasant Hill this evening for matches against the Hill Billies. Cross Country will be back on schedule this weekend for the Ash Creek Invitational at Western Oregon University. Mapleton Volleyball’s game against Alsea last night was cancelled. The Varsity Squad will […]
COVID-19 Update Coronavirus numbers for the Labor Day Weekend continue to remind us of the effect that COVID-19 is having. The Oregon Health Authority has reported 5,821 cases over the three day period and 54 new deaths. Hospitalizations have decreased slightly but considering the number of deaths reported they are […]
