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Athlete of the Week; Viking Wrestling

Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, the Siuslaw News and Coast Radio sports congratulate senior Mapleton Basketball Player Jahala Blake as this week’s Athlete of the Week.  Jahala worked to help get the Sailors into the 1A basketball playoffs and contributed 10 points 4 blocked shots and 14 rebounds […]

Ocean Swirls at Sunset

Wine and Chowder; Names of Shooting Victims Released; COVID-19 Numbers; Cold Weather Shelter to Open

Wine and Chowder This weekend’s wine and Chowder and Glass float festival was a huge success according to Florence Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bettina Hannigan.  Hannigan says the conversation that she had with local businesses was one of thankfulness for a summertime like crowd. As was the […]

Cheer Championships; Vikings End Basketball Season; Mapleton Sailors Basketball; College Hoops in the Desert

Cheer Championships Over the weekend the Siuslaw Viking cheer team competed in state competition and the co-ed team took 4th place overall.  The competition took place at the Salem Pavillion.  The team consist of 4 seniors, 2 juniors, 3 sophomores and 3 freshman. Vikings End Basketball Season The Siuslaw Vikings […]

COVID Cases Continue Decline; COVID-19 Hospitalizations Increase; Names Could Be Released Today; Vote For Best Of

COVID Cases Continue Decline The mounting cases of COVID-19 for the Florence area seems to be diminishing with each report released by Lane County Public Health.  The two week number of cases has dropped to 113 and there were 3 new cases reported for the area yesterday.  After 2 week […]

Mapleton Girls Basketball Advance; Pirate Make Vikings Walk the Plank; Ducks and Beavers in the Desert

Mapleton Girls Basketball Advance It was an exciting finish to the Mapleton/Triangle Lake girls basketball playoff last night.  With just two seconds remaining with Mapleton trailing 37-38.  Freshman Morgan Milbrett took the ball to the hoop for a layup and put the Sailors on top.  Opal Burress scored 12 for […]

Siuslaw River Bridge

Investigation Ongoing Into Swisshome/Deadwood Shootings; COVID-19 Numbers Still Declining Steadily; OHA Reports Hospital Numbers Declining; City to Recognize President’s Day; Council Deadline Approaches

Investigation Ongoing Into Swisshome/Deadwood Shootings The Lane County Sheriff’s office continues to investigate the shooting that occurred in the Sweethome Deadwood area Tuesday  night that resulted in the death of 3 individuals.  Sgt. Tom Speldrich with the Lane County Sheriff’s department says they have located the lone suspect in the […]