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Vikings Still Have Playoff Hopes The Siuslaw Vikings and the La Pine Hawks both lost to their opponents last night to end the regular season. The Vikings were at Creswell last night and the Bulldogs outdid the Vikings 61-36. But because of the La Pine loss the Vikings are still […]
Divers Body Discovered It has been two weeks since a Eugene man went missing after he went scuba diving near the mouth of the Umpqua River. Yesterday deputies from Douglas County and Oregon State Troopers responded to a deceased body in the water near the site. The body was that […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate freshman Mapleton Basketball player Roenin Barrows as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Barrows has had a phenomenal year on the court and led the team in scoring on Saturday against the Crow Cougars scoring […]
Wine and Chowder The Wine, Chowder and Glass Float Trail is this weekend in Florence. The annual festival was moved to the February date after the effects of the Covid pandemic forced the Florence Area Chamber of Commerce to shut it down in October of 2020. The move inevitably turned […]
Heated Game for La Pine/Vikings A pair of technical fouls on a frustrated La Pine player Friday night brought a little too much excitement to Glen Butler court. At the end of the game with the Viking up six Chase Campbell was ejected after receiving two technical fouls. Campbell’s father […]
Issues Group Wants Ligislature to Put in Focus Two issues that loom large over the state and are of significant interest in western Lane County are housing and child care. Issues that are coming to the forefront of the short legislative session. One group that is pushing to stabilize the […]
Mapleton Wins Again The Mapleton Sailors boy’s basketball team continue their dominance of the Mountain West league with a 62-13 win over the Mohawk Mustangs. The Sailors led 24-8 after one quarter and never looked back. Keevyn Walker led the sailors with 23 points. The sailors are 12-0 in league […]
Access to Shelters and Housing A program to improve access and reduce barriers to shelters and housing options in Lane County was introduced by Lane County Human Services. The services combine the Lane County Coordinated Web Portal, the Real Time Shelter Finder and a new partnership with 211 to help […]
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