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Mapleton Has Good Showing At Cinder Classic Mapleton freshman JJ Neece took third place in the 100 meters at the Cinder Classic yesterday at Crow High School. He finished with a time of 12.67 seconds. Freshman Robert Burnett finished second in the 3000 meters with a personal record of 15:27.00. […]
Fatalities Plague Central Coast Highways In just the past month there have been 9 fatalities on the roads in the central Oregon coast. 126 and 101 have been plagued in recent weeks with a rash of crashes that have resulted in life ending events. A report in the NewsGuard says […]
Today Mapleton Track and field this afternoon has Mapleton’s Sailors in Crow for the Cinder Classic Meet. Siuslaw is off until Friday’s Oregon Relays at the University of Oregon’s Hayward Field. Tomorrow Looking at Prep Baseball for Friday, weather permitting Siuslaw will take on Marshfield for a Far West […]
Public Safety Telecommunicators Week By proclamation Governor Brown has named this week Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. In Oregon 9-1-1 operators field nearly 2 million calls a year and are the lifeline in many emergencies across the state. Florence Police Chief, Tom Turner, recognizes the important responsibility of our local workers. […]
The Siuslaw Viking baseball team wins on the road last night in Coos Bay. The Vikings met with Marshfield for the league opener. According to Coach Tom Shinn it was an ugly win with too many strike outs but in the end the Vik’s came out on top. Marshfield went […]
Roblan Says It’s Time for Smart Legislation on Guns Senator Arnie Roblan says it is past time to take a look at gun laws. Recent legislation in Oregon that can take away the right to own a gun from someone that has been convicted of stalking is a step forward […]
Athlete of the Week – Caleb Hennesee The sports club, the Siuslaw News, and Coast Radio Sports congratulate Siuslaw sophomore Caleb Hennessee as this week’s Athlete of the Week. In last week’s game against Jefferson, Caleb pitched 5 innings for the win with 9 strike outs and only one walk. […]
Storm Causes Minor Damage High winds, rain, downed trees and power outages were part of this weekend’s events in Florence and the communities of Mapleton and Swiss home. Saturday’s storm left hundreds without power in the Mapleton area when power lines crossing 126 came down. Central Lincoln PUD was on […]
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