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Mapleton Basketball The Siletz Valley Warriors led the Mapleton Sailors 20-13 at the half in the boy’s game last night. The lead increased to 14 points in the third quarter when the Sailor Defense upped the pressure. The sailors held the Warriors scoreless from the field in the fourth quarter […]
New Vaccine Research New research has been released by the Centers for Disease Control on the latest bi-valent COVID-19 vaccines. In two recent reports the CDC is saying that the new booster shots are proving to be most effective against severe symptoms and provide significant protection against hospitalization especially in […]
Viking Basketball Siuslaw Vikings will be at Sisters tomorrow night for basketball. It will be siuslaw’s first league outing of the season. The Outlaw Boys team are 1-0 in league play, but have a similar record to Siuslaw. The Lady Outlaws are 2-10 on the season with one league loss. […]
High Winds = Power Outages High winds and rain yesterday were responsible for several power outages in Florence and the surrounding areas. The First was a tree to hit mid town power lines mid morning on highway 101 causing sparks and a small fire that had Western Lane fire and […]
Vikings/Bobcats The Siuslaw Vikings had a hard fought game against Myrtle Point last night at Glen Butler Court. In the end three points separated the two teams with Myrtle Point coming out on top 50-47. The Viking girls had a much tougher time against the Bobcats scoring just 7 points […]
Changing of the Guard It was the changing of the guard at the City Hall last night as the outgoing council held their final meeting as a group. After passing an ordinance that adopts rule changes in the building codes to coincide with Oregon rules, Councilor Woodbury and Mayor Henry […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior Siuslaw basketball player Mary Jo Fontenot as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Mary Jo had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds in Friday’s win over Mapleton. She was also selected as […]
Senior Center A recent name change at the Florence Senior Center more accurately reflects what goes on inside the facility on Kingwood Street. “We have a long list of activities here. Every day is different.” Sue James is the Administrative Assistant at the center that recently change its name to […]
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