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 […]
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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; Whale Watching; Wildfire Smoke and Mental Health
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; College Hoops; Viking Wrestling
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; Logo For Rhody Days; Beach Monitoring
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 […]
Winter Music Festival; Memorial Set for Reedsport City Attorney; Aquarium Sleepover; Christmas Meal
Winter Music Festival The Winter Music Festival is just about a month away. According to FACE President Rachel Pearson the ticket sales have been brisk. Every year they offer two-day passes for music lovers to enjoy the festival at a discounted rate over single day passes, but if you are […]
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Viking Wrestling Viking Wrestling is on the schedule for today with Siuslaw hosting the Crabpools on the Coast. Eleven schools will be participating in the event with competition planned to begin at 10 am and go throughout the day. Viking Basketball Viking Basketball is not scheduled until December 27th. next […]
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Mapleton Sailors Mapleton senior Keevyn Walker led the Sailors to victory on the basketball court last night against C.S. Lewis Academy. Walker had 27 of the team’s 49 points with 12 of them coming in the 4th quarter. 9 of the points came from beyond the 3 point arc. Senior […]