AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1122 PORTLAND POLICE CHIEF SHOOTING Sheriff: Contrary stories in Portland Police Chief shooting BURNS, Ore. (AP) — The Harney County Sheriff says when he first heard about an April 21 hunting accident in which a man was shot, he was told the wound was self-inflicted. Harney County Sheriff […]
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109th Rhododendron Festival – Catching the Wave
Sunday morning rain didn’t dampen enthusiasm The crowd may have been just a little bit lighter than usual yesterday, but it was no less enthusiastic as thousands of local residents and visitors lined both sides of Highway 101 for the 109th Rhododendron Festival Grand Floral Parade. 84 entries traversed the […]
Siuslaw Girls finish 2nd at state meet
Late points surge lifts Vikings above Marshfield The Siuslaw Girls Track and Field team came home from the OSAA 4A State Meet in Eugene with the second place trophy. The girls had 72 points behind Astoria with 109.5. Marshfield was third with 63.5 points. The Vikings boast two individual state […]
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AP-NW–Sports Right Now/790 MARINERS-REDS Martin, Cano help Mariners sweep, hand Reds 7th loss in row CINCINNATI (AP) — Leonys Martin got four hits, Robinson Cano drove in two runs and the Seattle Mariners swept Cincinnati 5-4 Sunday, sending the Reds to their seventh straight loss. Steve Clevenger hit a tiebreaking […]
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AP-OR–2nd Right Now/1159 WARM SPRINGS KILLING Man sought in wife’s death in Warm Springs found dead TERREBONNE, Ore. (AP) — The FBI says it has recovered the body of a man who was being sought in the death of his wife at her Warm Springs home. Mark Kevin Johnson Jr. […]
OSAA Track and Field Finals update
Several Siuslaw athletes scored points for the Vikings in the first day of the 4A OSAA Track and Field Finals at Hayward Field in Eugene. Trent Reavis threw the discus 137’3” for fifth place, then in the shot put, he went 50’ ¼” to bring home the 3rd place medal. […]
Catch the Wave – 109th Rhododendron Festival
Florence Icon to Marshal Sunday’s Parade Catch the Wave is the theme of the 109th annual Rhododendron Festival… and it’s somehow fitting that the founder of “Wave Beachgrass Nursery” will be honored Sunday during the Grand Floral Parade. Wilbur Ternyik spent the better part of the last 60-years living in […]
OSAA State Track and Field Finals Contested
Historic Hayward Field hosting once again Competition got underway yesterday at Hayward Field in Eugene for the 1A portion of the OSAA State Track and Field Finals. Mapleton’s Hunter Simington was fifth in the finals for the boys’ pole vault with a leap of 12-feet even. The girls 4-by-400 relay […]




