Author: George Henry

Oregon Weighs in on Proposed Merger; Planning Commission Meeting; Gas Prices Soaring; Rangers Needed; Winter Storm For Mapleton Area

Oregon Weighs in on Proposed Merger Higher prices at the grocery store will be inevitable.  That is what several states are saying and now Oregon is in agreement saying that the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons would reduce competition and give the chain too much control over prices.  But […]

Siuslaw River Bridge

Charges Added to Robbery Suspect; City Services Expo; OHA Flu Rates; Suvey Shows Limite Faith in Elections

Charges Added to Robbery Suspect Last week’s robbery and criminal trespass in Florence has seen additional charges added to 37 year old suspect Phillip Thomas Swartz.  Swartz, a transient, was arrested on Tuesday of last week after a woman reported a home invasion. After fleeing with some of the woman’s […]

Viking Wrestlers; Mapleton Sailors; College Hoops

Viking Wrestlers The Siuslaw Viking Wrestling team is in Portland today for the beginning of the State Championships. For the girls it is Macali Lade, Abby Riggs, Danin Lacouture and Jane Lacouture.  On the boy’s side it is Leo Robertson, Dayne Muller, Derrick Vanduch and Jacob Mann. Mapleton Sailors The […]

Remains Identified; Body Recovered; Some Funding Breakdowns; Newport Seafood & Wine Festival; Suspect Apprehended; Numbers Computed

Remains Identified The Human remains discovered in a deep precipice southeast of Yachats has been identified.  Dustin Jay Steyding of Yachats had gone missing in July of 2023.  He had left work on a day in Late July, but was not reported missing until a month later.  Steyding had been […]

Boats on the Siuslaw

SVCS Says Time to Move Forward; City Council Work Session; Orcas Endangered; Flower Baskets; Gas Prices

SVCS Says Time to Move Forward The Siuslaw Valley Charter School board yesterday released a statement addressing the letter of intent that has been at the center of discussion between them and the 97J school board. It says that though they believe they have adequately addressed the concerns of the […]