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Dickerson Heads To Dallas Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Division Chief Jim Dickerson has announced that he will be leaving to take a position as Deputy Chief I in the Dallas, Oregon Fire Department. Dickerson has been actively searching for a position that will allow him to move upward in […]
Mapleton VS Siletz Valley It took 4 overtimes last night as the Lady Sailors of Mapleton outlasted the Siletz Valley Warriors. Briena Jensen scored 11 for the Sailors with 9 rebounds and 3 steals. The Lady Sailors go into the final game of the season on Saturday with 5 straight […]
Siuslaw Awards Last night the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual Siuslaw Awards at the Florence Events Center. First up was the announcement of the Future First Citizen award. 4 outstanding students at Siuslaw High School were honored as nominees, Jared Northrop, Hannah Rannow, Brandon Jensen and Tiffany […]
College Hoops Tonight The Oregon Ducks are on the hardwood of Matthew Knight Arena for Pac Twelve hoop action against the Colorado Buffalo. Pregame on KCST is at 5:30, tip off on the tall timbers is set for 6 o’clock. At the same time the Beavers will be hosting the […]
Scam Targets Elderly Reports of an elderly Oregon widower being swindled out of $200,000 revives the reminder of scam artists targeting the elderly. The 80 year old man was targeted by fraudster who stole a Florida woman’s identity and posed as her on a dating website convincing the man to […]
Siuslaw Basketball Last night in Marshfield the Siuslaw Vikings fought hard to keep their playoff hopes alive. Down 9 at the half the Viking boys kept is close in the second half with Brody Terry putting in 20 for the Viks, but in the end Siuslaw fell to Marshfield 55-50. […]
ReVision Florence Work is continuing on the ReVision Florence project. City manager Erin Reynolds says that work on the foundations for the gateways is ongoing and trenches that were dug to allow for utility crossing along the streets will be packed and smoothed out for drivers, but it will still […]
Athlete of the Week: Heather Wierichs The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate junior Mapleton Girl’s Basketball Player Heather Wierichs as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Heather has been the Sailor’s leading scorer in the last three consecutive wins for the Sailors which included 11 […]
The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate junior Mapleton Girl’s Basketball Player Heather Wierichs as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Heather has been the Sailor’s leading scorer in the last three consecutive wins for the Sailors which included 11 points and 8 rebounds in Thursday’s win over McKenzie.
Honorable mention goes to Heather’s brother Justyce who led all scorers in Mapleton’s wins at Crow and McKenzie.
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