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Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior Mapleton volleyball standout Helen Burruss as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Helen was a key player in Mapleton’s defeat of Siletz Valley in a tight match. Helen closed out the 4th set coming […]
Last Day to Register Today is the deadline to register to vote in Oregon. Oregonians can register either in person, online before midnight or via the mail, which must be postmarked by today. Oregon is one of eight states where elections are conducted entirely by mail. Ballots will start going […]
Viking Football The Siuslaw Viking improved to 5-2 on the season after defeating the North Marion Huskies on Friday night on the road. The Vikings pulled out all the stops in the 54-12 win. Sailor Football Mapleton got their second win of the season in 6 man football. The Sailors […]
City Council Meeting The Florence City Council will meet this evening at 5:30 at City Hall. The meeting will begin with Employee Recognitions for years of service and will also introduce new employees and honor retirees. On the action items for the city the council will cover several resolutions regarding […]
Register to Vote Ballots for the November 8th general election will be mailed next Thursday. Lane County Clerk Dena Dawson is encouraging voters to ensure that they get theirs by making certain they are registered to vote. If you are not registered, or you have moved, you can register online […]
Mapleton Battles Siletz Mapleton volleyball battled Siletz last night and took the match to 5 sets before coming out victorious. The two teams went back and forth for the first three matches with Mapleton losing the first and third sets. They were on the ropes in the 4th set down […]
Viking/Billies Siuslaw lost a tough battle to Pleasant Hill last night in soccer. The Vikings had 18 shots on goal to the Billies 9, but the Billies drowned two in the net where the Vikings only dropped one. The Billies are 5-2 on the season and their senior forward Adrian […]
New COVID-19 Numbers The Oregon Health Authority released its latest numbers for COVID-19. The 97439 zip code numbers increased by 54 since the last reporting which was on the 14th of September. Changes in the reporting and gathering of information have changed drastically since the height of the pandemic. At […]
