Author: George Henry

Merkley Appropriates Funding for Coastal Communities; Urgent Care Open House; Email Property Taxes; New License Plate Proposed

Merkley Appropriates Funding for Coastal Communities U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley has announced that he has secured key provisions that will help provide jobs and improve infrastructure in Oregon.  More than 700 million dollars will go to support small ports for harbor and channel improvements, inland waterways and small ports that […]

Athlete of the Week; Mapleton Volleyball

Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate junior Viking quarterback Elijah Blankenship. Elijah led the Vikings to a comeback win on Friday night against Philomath with 318 yards passing and 129 yards rushing while connecting on two touchdown passes in the second […]

Paving Scheduled For ReVision Florence; Kyle Building Preservation; Bridge Upgrades; Palliative Care Classes

Paving Scheduled For ReVision Florence Beginning today through Friday the revision Florence project will focus on day work.  The project was preparing for paving later in the week, but weather conditions will have to be right for it to progress.  Rain is expected in the forecast through Wednesday of this […]

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Vikings Victorious; Mapleton Tromps Chiloquin; Vikings Take Northwest Classic; Mapleton Volleyball; Ducks Claw Grizzlies; Beavers Too Much For Cal-Poly

Vikings Victorious The Siuslaw Vikings fought their way out of a 19-0 halftime deficit to defeat the Philomath Warriors.  The comeback started in the locker room at half-time with an inspirational speech by coach Sam Johnson and then orchestrated on the field under the leadership of Elijah Blankenship.  Siuslaw regained […]

Soccer Starts 2-0; Sutherlin Outlasts Siuslaw; Mapleton Volleyball; Vikings vs Philomath; Mapleton Opens at Home; Siuslaw Cross Country; Collegiate Gridirion

Soccer Starts 2-0 The young Siuslaw Soccer team is basking in its second win of the season.  Siuslaw defeated Elmira 4-3.  Coach Londi Tomaro said this win felt different. ” We Scored all our goals sort of in the middle of the game and then just were trying to hang […]

Police Set Pedestrian Enforcement Date; Local Artist Dons Cover; Sheriff’s Numbers In From Labor Day

Police Set Pedestrian Enforcement Date The Florence Police Department is planning another pedestrian enforcement operation.  Police will be situated near the intersection of 9th and Kingwood on Saturday, September 21st from 11am until 2pm.  Police will observe traffic responding to pedestrians attempting to cross the intersection and will likely be […]