Athlete Of The Week: Dominic Wells This week’s Athlete of the week honors goes to Mapleton Sailor senior, Dominic Wells. Dominic had a double/double in last Tuesday’s win against the Mohawk Mustangs scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Coach Wolgamott says that, even in situations where the team struggles, […]
Author: George Henry
Christmas Dinner Delivered; City Planners Review Report; Bridge Construction Continues; OPRD Seeking Fee Increase;
Several hundred baskets filled with Christmas dinner and some much needed food supplies were distributed on Saturday at Siuslaw middle school. The recipients were families in need. Along with the fixings for a traditional meal for the holiday the Soroptomists of Florence also added snacks and staples to get them […]
Mapleton Can’t Hold Back The Brave; Ducks Fall To Broncos; Grapplers Take Hold
Mapleton Surrenders to Reedsport On Friday evening the Reedsport’s Brave defeated the Mapleton Sailors on the Hardwood. Reedsport tripled the sailors scoring 69 to their 21. The girls team also fell to Reedsport 38-13. Also on the hardwood… Ducks and Beavers (Men and Women) Score Wins The Oregon Ducks defeated […]
Insurance Premiums Likely To Rise; Firefighter Death Not Local; Holiday Shopping Admonition
Today is the deadline for getting enrolled in a Marketplace plan at healthcare.gov. If you do not currently have health care, missing this date could leave you without coverage for 2018 . but maybe even more alarming is that the big tax bill now nearing passage in Congress would raise […]
Devils Drop Sailors; High School Hoops; Grapples Travel To Grants Pass; College Hoops
Devils Drop Sailors Last night the Lowell Devils defeated the Mapleton Sailors 48-33 Mapleton Girls also suffered a loss to the Devils 40-15 Tonight in Sports On the hardwood tonight in Mapleton the Sailors host the Reedsport Brave in a non-league boys and girls double header. The girls open this […]
Chaplains Wanted; Soroptomists To Distribute Christmas Dinner; Florence Makes The Cut
SVFR Seeks Chaplains Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue is experiencing a shortage in their chaplaincy program. Lori severance is the coordinator for the program and she says that the volunteer position is one that requires someone with a flexible schedule and a set of skills that encompasses many different areas […]
Lady Ducks Suffer Loss; Duck Men Roll; Vikings Take The Night Off; Mapleton Host Devils
College Basketball Action In Starksville Mississippi last night the #5 Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated the #9 ranked Lady Ducks 90 – The OSU women defeated Savannah State 84-36 The Ducks move to 8-3 on the season as they defeated Portland State last night at home 95-84. Red shirt Senior Elijah […]
Legislators Recognized; Museum To Offer Heritage Classes; Gas Prices Down; School Expansion Update
Caregiver Protectors Recognized A-A-R-P Oregon is honoring lawmakers who supported family caregivers during the 2017 Legislative session. Dubbed “Capitol Caregivers,” the legislators were chosen for their efforts to protect older Oregonians. Coming into this year’s session, the organization was concerned that the state’s large budget deficit would put senior services […]




