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Viking Basketball Viking boy’s basketball completed the first hurdle at the Bandon Dunes Tournament yesterday afternoon defeating Brookings-Harbor 70-35. Andrew Jensen Norman led the Vikings with 19 points. Michael Felkins followed with 13. They will move to the next opponent, Gold Beach today at 4:30. The Viking girls suffered a […]
Bills Set to Become Law Thirteen new laws will go into effect on January first. Senate Bill 82 requires insurance companies to explain, using property specific characteristics, why a policy might not be getting renewed or why a rate is going up. It also will reflect in rating and underwriting […]
Sports Programming for Bowl Games Upcoming bowl games will have an effect on local programming. Coast Radio is committed to airing the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Friday on KCFM and the Fiesta Bowl on Monday on KCST. Both bowl games have an early morning start with the Oregon […]
Holiday Patrols Monday’s New Years Holiday will be proceeded by increased patrols on the streets. The Florence Police department in conjunction with the Lane County Sheriff’s Office and the Oregon State police will continue their holiday enforcement on Oregon roads. A grant provided by Oregon Impact will fund the increased […]
Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate senior Mapleton Basketball player Keevyn Walker as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Keevyn led the Sailors in scoring in two games last week with a 21 point game against Columbia Christian and a 27 […]
New Years Hike A popular New Year’s Day activity in Oregon are the guided “First Day Hikes” at Oregon State Parks. Patrick Dill is the interpretive ranger at Jesse M. Honeyman Memorial State Park. He’ll be leading next week’s hike at Honeyman. “I just really love this trail that I […]
Mapleton Basketball Improves to 8-2 Mapleton Sailor Boys basketball improved to 8-2 on the season after defeating New Hope Christian Academy in Grants Pass last night. Senior Dom Wells scored a career high 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Junior Alex Burnett scored 12 and senior Tristan Stewart added 10 […]
Habitat Home Nears Completion The 30th home built by Florence Habitat for Humanity is nearing completion. Habitat Board Chair Alice Burns says for the first time, the family moving in will be a retired couple who also take care of a disabled adult child. Everyone who receives a home through […]
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