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Beavers Honored; Ems Home-Stand

Beavers Honored A pair of Oregon State Beaver football players have been named as pre-season all Americans.  Wide receiver Anthony Gould was named a second team all-American and running Back Damian Martinez was named to the fourth team.  Gould is a red shirt sophomore and Martinez enters the Beaver’s program […]

Port of Siuslaw

Pride Month Recognized; City Passes Supplemental Budget; Dunes City Updates; Cottage Grove Wings and Wheels

Pride Month Recognized It was standing room only at last night’s Florence City Council meeting as the mayor and City Council recognized the diversity in the city. “I, Rob Ward, mayor of Florence, do hereby proclaim June 2023 as pride month and ask that every citizen celebrate the great diversity […]

Nike Outdoor Nationals; Cowley Honored

Nike Outdoor Nationals Today at the Nike Outdoor Nationals at heyward field recent Siuslaw Graduate Sam Ulrich will compete in the 2k Steeplechase.  The race includes a series of hurdles and often a water obstacle.  On June 3rd at the El Jefe tournament Ulrich ran the Steeplechase with a personal […]

Siuslaw River Bridge at Sunset

School to Lose Some Federal Money; Planning Commission Seat Vacancy; Yard Debris Disposal

School to Lose Some Federal Money Several added programs, and the staff to support them, at Siuslaw Schools have been paid for by Federal Covid recovery payments.  Those programs are coming to an end and Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak has been making financial preparations for that eventuality. “We were going to […]

Survey; Baseball Honors; Last Hurrah

Survey Travel Lane County is looking for feedback on whether or not residents in Lane County including western Lane County attend sporting events.  This includes high school sports, club sports, adult basketball competitions, martial arts competitions, track meets or even 5k runs and marathons. The Eugene based Turell Group is […]

Board Disapproves Charter School; Paper Seeks Another Editor; 20 Opens to One Lane; New Wheels For Museum

Board Disapproves Charter School A proposal for a charter school has been kicked back to organizers to address and correct structural deficiencies. The Siuslaw School District took the action Wednesday night to “disapprove” the application by the Siuslaw Charter School. Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak told directors there are several “structural deficiencies” […]