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Marist Over Siuslaw The Siuslaw Vikings hosted Marist Catholic last night the Vikings were outmanned from the start. The Spartans dominated the boards and shot well from around the court. The Vikings only scored 14 points in the second half in the 81-37 loss. Vikings Host Marshfield The Vikings have […]
Investigation Ongoing Into Swisshome/Deadwood Shootings The Lane County Sheriff’s office continues to investigate the shooting that occurred in the Sweethome Deadwood area Tuesday night that resulted in the death of 3 individuals. Sgt. Tom Speldrich with the Lane County Sheriff’s department says they have located the lone suspect in the […]
Lady Sailors Victorious The Lady Sailors of Mapleton have advanced to the next round of the playoffs. The Sailors defeated Alsea last night 33-21. Opal Burress and Jahala Blake each had 8 points in the victory. The Sailors advance to take on Triangle Lake tomorrow evening. Viking Basketball The Siuslaw […]
Covid Decline Continues Lane County is reporting another decrease in overall COVID-19 cases, this past week another 39.7 % case drop from the previous week which equals about 6,500 fewer cases. Weekend totals for the county were 580 which was just under 200 less than last weekend’s totals. While cases […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior Mapleton basketball player Joe Shepard as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Shepard scored a career high 33 points in Mapleton’s win over the McKenzie Eagles last week. Scoring 12 points in the first […]
High Speed Chase Update Friday’s High Speed Chase through Florence ended in the arrest of two individuals a detailed release from Florence Police described the chase from the Florence borders that began much earlier in Coos County. Sheriff’s deputies from Coos and Douglas County pursued a Pick-up truck with two […]
Lady Vikings Basketball The Siuslaw Lady Vikings were up against Elmira on Friday. Elmira outgunned the Vikings 48-12. Cate Waggoner scored a third of the Viking’s points and they were all from the free throw line as she hit 4 for 4 on the night. The Vikings held Elmira to […]
Central Lincoln Offers Energy Saving Devices Central Lincoln PUD is offereing residential customers the opportunity to receive some energy saving devices. Through March 20th residents can visit the Central Lincoln PUD website for a supply of LED bulbs, two water aerators, a power strip and a showerhead as part of […]
