Sailors Defeat Eagles The Mapleton Sailors continue their winning ways on the basketball court. Last night the Sailor boys defeated McKenzie 54-22 on the prowess of junior Keevyn Walker who scored 20 and senior Tristan Stewart who added 17 for the sailors. Tristan also had 12 rebounds for a double-double. […]
Author: George Henry
Chamber President/CEO News; Pump Prices; Job Fair Scheduled
Chamber President/CEO News Florence Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bettina Hannigan is three fourths through a 4 year course with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Organization Management. Raymond Towle is the U.S. Chamber’s Vice President and says that institute graduates are recognized across the country as […]
Vikings/Billies; Mapleton/McKenzie; Athlete of the Week; Honorable Mention
Vikings/Billies The Viking boy’s basketball team faced the #7 Billies of Pleasant Hill last night. The Billies showed no mercy to the struggling Viks pouring on 85 points allowing the Vikings just 36. It is their biggest scoring gap of the season. The lady Vikings were also in Pleasant Hill […]
New Director For Peace Harbor Foundation; Paving North on 101; Crow High School Threat; Winter Music Festival
New Director For Peace Harbor Foundation PeaceHealth has announced that it has hired a full time director for the Peace Harbor Medical Center Foundation. This is the second time in a year the position has been filled. The foundation has announced the hiring of Dave Rigsby. Rigsby formerly worked with […]
Doc Talk
PeaceHealth/Peace Harbor Medical Center – Doc Talk Peace Harbor Hospice Volunteer Coordinator – Karin Guy
Vikings Basketball; Mapleton Basketball; Wrestling; College Hoops
Vikings Basketball The Siuslaw Vikings boy’s basketball team defeated Elmira on Friday Night at home. The Vikings improved to 2-3 in League Play. Andrew Jensen Norman continues to lead the Viks in scoring with 21 Michael Felkins added 16 for the Vikings in the 51-30 win. The Viking girls are […]
Legislation Planned for Food Assistance; Flu Report; Crabbing Closure; City Council Meeting
Legislation Planned for Food Assistance A big gap exists in who can receive food assistance in Oregon. Lawmakers want to bridge that divide this session. Federal law excludes people who are undocumented from programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the country’s largest food assistance program. The Food […]
Viking Basketball; Viking Wrestling; Mapleton Basketball; Oregon Ducks; Beavers
Viking Basketball The Siuslaw Viking boys basketball team showed some heart in the second half of last night’s game against Creswell. Down by more than 20 in the game the Viks had several runs that closed the gap, but overall the Bulldogs were just too much. Outscoring the Vikings 56-38. […]