Local News

School budget process underway; Community Easter Egg hunt; County Commission made whole; Scottsburg bridge closure to increase Florence truck traffic;

School budget process begins in a hole The proposed budget for Siuslaw schools in the coming year will be balanced.  But, the balancing act won’t come without some difficulty.  District Business Manager Kari Blake presented numbers to the 97-J budget committee this week and while revenues will be higher than […]

Residents engage Sanctuary status for schools; Scottsburg bridge closed due to crash; No south coast salmon season; Body found near Mapleton still not ID’d; Former Cottage Grove mayor named to Lane County Board

Schools cannot even consider it Widespread rumors in the community about a proposal to declare local schools as being “sanctuary” prompted a larger than usual turnout last night when the Siuslaw School Board met. Those rumors were false said Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak.  He read a prepared statement at the beginning […]

Prep baseball and softball get soaked… along with the schedules

Viking softball still on for Thursday The Viking softball is still on the schedule this evening at five pm at Marshfield High School.  Today’s baseball game against Marshfield will be played Saturday afternoon, three pm in Florence. Both teams are slated for double-headers on Friday…. Baseball at Marshfield High School […]