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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 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 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 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 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 […]
Viking Defeat at Newport The Siuslaw Varsity Vikings struggled against Newport on Tuesday, falling 12-0. Newport jumped ahead early, scoring twice in the first and adding two more in the second following a Viking error. A six-run third inning broke things open, with Newport capitalizing on three hits and a […]
Council Adjusts Zoning in Ordinance 4 A proposed zoning change in Florence’s Old Town drew public concern but ultimately received unanimous City Council approval. During a hearing on Ordinance 4, Series 2025, resident Dina Pavlis supported the idea of development but opposed changing the zoning from commercial mixed-use to residential […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club and Coast Radio Sports congratulate Viking Track and Field standout Aidell Cadet as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Aidell competed in the Oregon Relays attempting the grueling 300 Meter Hurdles for the first time with a time of 50.25 which coach Chris […]
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