Track and Field Hayden Schaffner swept the 800 and the 1500 meters and the Siuslaw boys finished second in the team standings at Friday’s Wally Ciochetti Invitational in Cottage Grove.  Jacob Eagan was second in the 300-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 42.27, and freshman Billy Jones cleared […]

A glimmer of hope for injured Florence youth… Life changed on the first day of summer vacation last year for Trevor Denning when he suffered a serious spinal injury in what appeared to be a minor ATV crash.  But now, says his mom, Melissa Barnett, there’s some hope. 16-year old […]

Far West Baseball The Siuslaw Vikings carry their own fate as they enter a pair of Far West baseball games this afternoon against the Brookings-Harbor Bruins.  They’re currently two games behind South Umpqua in 2nd Place and the North Bend Bulldogs are one game behind them in third.  This afternoon’s […]

Central Lincoln PUD Manager Wins Major Award You could say electricity is in Gary Nieborsky’s blood.  A quick look at his family tree shows a heritage of involvement in power production and distribution that goes back several generations… and shows no sign of stopping.  That could be why the Central […]

Baseball Falls on the Road Viking pitcher Ryan Smith had an outstanding day on the mound… striking out 12, giving up only one earned run and three hits.  But, the Brookings-Harbor Bruins also capitalized on several breaks and three Siuslaw errors to come away with a 3-1 win in Curry […]

Siuslaw Track and Field Siuslaw’s Hayden Schaffner ran the fastest time in the 800 meters Saturday evening at the Jim Robinson Pepsi Twilight meet in Roseburg. Schaffner’s 1:56.24 was not only the best at the meet, but the best in Oregon so far this season in any class.  Schaffner along […]

AP-OR–2nd NewsMinute/269 Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Salem police say a man is hospitalized in critical condition after running into traffic on Oregon Highway 22 in an apparent effort to be hit by passing vehicles. Police identified the man late last […]