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Mapleton Falls to Triangle Lake In prep volleyball Triangle Lake was victorious over Mapleton last night. The Lakers defeated the Sailors in straight sets 25-12, 25-15, and 25-13. Senior Sailor Erin Michael had 14 serves with 4 aces and 2 kills in the losing effort. Next up for Mapleton the […]
Letter Questions Candidate’s Credentials A group calling themselves the “Concerned Citizens of Florence” drafted a letter claiming that candidate for city council, Maureen Miltenberger had misrepresented herself in her filing for the seat by stating that she was a retired social worker. According to Oregon statutes the term Social Worker […]
AOTW – Evan Moso Congratulations go out to Mapleton senior Evan Moso who excelled in Friday’s 8 man football romp over Glendale in their 66-14 win. Moso had 134 yards on just 3 rushes, had 4 touchdowns, 3 rushing and a 92 yard touchdown pass. He also added 3, two […]
Emergency Situation Sparks Code Changes This evening’s City Council Meeting will likely contain a motion to revamp the city’s code as it relates to illegal camping and emergency declaration. According to the current city code there is very little to prohibit illegal camping. This change, according to Mayor Joe Henry […]
Mapleton Rolls Over Pirates Friday night the Mapleton Sailors were on the field against the Glendale Pirates for 8 man football. The Sailors let loose on the Pirates scoring 66 points to Glendale’s 14. Cody Soverns rushed for 101 yards on 4 carries with one catch for 55 yards with […]
Florence City Council Meeting The Florence City Council has a full docket when it meets for the first time since August 20th. the city will be looking at amending Florence City Code as it pertains to illegal lodging and camping and declaring an emergency. The Council will also consider establishing […]
Cottage Grove Tough for Lady Viks The Lady Vikings opened league play last night against Cottage Grove. It was a tough battle for the Viks. They went down in three sets 20-25, 15-25, 19-25, despite some hard work from Makenzie York and Mia Collins. The duo combined for 22 kills […]
Open Fishing for Coho The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced that it is allowing another opening period for coho fishing for Friday and Saturday. According to ODFW the first open period anglers averaged more than one fish for every 2 anglers for an estimated catch of 2700 […]
