Vehicle Break-Ins A series of brazen “smash and grab” auto break ins Sunday morning kept police busy, according to Florence Police Chief John Pitcher. “We had three car clouts. Our officers were able to get a vehicle description and then found the vehicle and made the arrest of three suspects […]
Local News
Viking Wrestling; Viking Basketball; Mapleton Basketball; College Hoops
Viking Wrestling The Siuslaw Viking wrestlers showed up for the King of the Hill tournament in Pleasant Hill. 4 boys scored first place finishes in the event. Freshman Jacob Mann in the 182 pound class pinned two opponents until defeating the top seeded Paul Clark from Lowell 12-8 in the […]
Missing Mapleton Man; Job Fair; Flu Numbers
Missing Mapleton Man The Lane County Sheriff’s office is looking for an adult white male that has gone missing. 83 year old Clarence Taylor, who goes by Chuck was reported missing yesterday afternoon. Taylor suffers from dementia and is believed to have walked away from his home on Saturday evening. He […]
Our Town – January 2023
HYAK Rural Fiber Expansion Mike Miller, Florence Public Works Siuslaw Family Connection Florence Senior and Activity Center Siuslaw High School Principal Mike Harkelrode -CTE Medical Mission Trip to Guatamala PulsePoint – New Application for Local Phones
Mapleton Basketball; Ducks and Beavers Fall; Viking Basketball; Viking Wrestling
Mapleton Basketball The Siletz Valley Warriors led the Mapleton Sailors 20-13 at the half in the boy’s game last night. The lead increased to 14 points in the third quarter when the Sailor Defense upped the pressure. The sailors held the Warriors scoreless from the field in the fourth quarter […]
New Vaccine Research; Lane County Planning Commission Open Seat; Road Construction Near 126 in Walton
New Vaccine Research New research has been released by the Centers for Disease Control on the latest bi-valent COVID-19 vaccines. In two recent reports the CDC is saying that the new booster shots are proving to be most effective against severe symptoms and provide significant protection against hospitalization especially in […]
Sports
Viking Basketball Siuslaw Vikings will be at Sisters tomorrow night for basketball. It will be siuslaw’s first league outing of the season. The Outlaw Boys team are 1-0 in league play, but have a similar record to Siuslaw. The Lady Outlaws are 2-10 on the season with one league loss. […]
High Winds = Power Outages; Online Bullying; High School Construction Almost Done
High Winds = Power Outages High winds and rain yesterday were responsible for several power outages in Florence and the surrounding areas. The First was a tree to hit mid town power lines mid morning on highway 101 causing sparks and a small fire that had Western Lane fire and […]




