City Council Approves Grant Money Last night the Florence city Council approved the acceptance of a grant of $80,000 from Lane County Public health to support upgrades in the Miller Park play ground area. The project itself will be over 200,000 dollars but money has already been received from another […]
Author: George Henry
Mapleton Sailors; Siuslaw Vikings; Viking Wrestling; College Hoops; Smith Gets New Contract at OSU
Mapleton Sailors It was a busy Sports weekend for high school and college. The Mapleton Sailors began their Friday night against Powers in a 1A matchup. The Sailor boys came out victorious in their first tournament as hosts. Senior Keevyn Walker scored a career high 30 points in the 41-29 […]
City Council Meeting; Wreck/Power Outage; Christmas Meal Distribution
City Council Meeting The Florence City Council will meet for the final time this evening for the 2022 cycle. The meeting will come after an executive session that will focus on staff evaluations. Executive sessions are not open to the public. At 5:30 Mayor Joe Henry will hold his final […]
Viking Basketball; Mapleton Basketball; College Hoops; Viking Wrestling
Viking Basketball The Siuslaw Vikings head to Reedsport today for basketball action. The game can be heard on KCST. The boys will compete first with a tip off time of 5:30 and a 5:15 pregame. The girl’s game will follow. Mapleton Basketball Mapleton will host their first ever tournament at […]
Donations Needed; OPB to Expand; LCSO Seeking Information
Donations Needed Fund raising for the Community Christmas Basket project is close to the target goal, but more is needed. “I need about $6,000 right now”. Carol Bennett spearheads the annual effort coordinated by the Florence Chapter of Soroptimist International. Because many families in our community are “food-insecure” they likely […]
Sports
Not much going on this evening in local sports. Tomorrow the Vikings are scheduled to travel to Reedsport for basketball. The boys are scheduled to be up first at 5:30 with a 5:15 pregame on KCST the girls to follow at 7pm. Mapleton is also scheduled to play tomorrow in […]
Governor EO to Bolster Hospitals; Crab Delay; Accident
Governor EO to Bolster Hospitals Governor Kate Brown issued an executive order giving hospitals the flexibility and support to combat the surges in RSV, Influenza and COVID-19. That flexibility comes in the form of allowing hospitals to draw from a pool of medical volunteer doctors and nurses. The state is […]
Gas Prices; Mapleton Christmas Festival; Flags in Honor of Pearl Harbor
Gas Prices Gas prices continue to plummet as the west coast sees the largest drops in the nation according to AAA. Marie Dodds with AAA Oregon says the national average tumbled 14 cents bringing it down to $3.38 a gallon. While Oregon’s average is at $4.16 it has gone down […]