Wolverines Defeat Sailors The Lady Sailors from Mapleton hosted Alsea last night in prep basketball action. The Sailors only managed 10 points on the night as the Wolverines dominated the hardwood. Alsea put up 53 points in the win. The Mapleton boys sat out the night last night as […]
Local News
Port Working on Erosion Project; Siuslaw Awards; Gas Prices on the Decline; Boat Capsizes Crossing Newport Bar
Port Working on Erosion Project The Port of Siuslaw has begun work on repairing some of the erosion that has been taking place over the past several years. The project has been on the books for some time, and the port had received a grant of 200 thousand dollars to […]
January Our Town
Search For A New Chief Update on City Projects Winter Music Festival Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Siuslaw News Year in Review
Timeline Not Set In Stone…Yet; New Faces In Political Office; Crews Have Week Off; LCSO Special Enforcement Numbers
Timeline Not Set In Stone…Yet Revision Florence construction is slated to begin in February, but that will be contingent on a couple of factors. Weather being one and the completion of a walk through that may take some time to accomplish. City Manager Erin Reynolds says the plan is to […]
Neece Named Athlete of the Week; Prep Action
Neece Named Athlete of the Week The Sports Club, The Siuslaw News and Coast Radio Sports congratulate Mapleton High School Basketball player junior Nate Neece as this week’s Athlete of the Week. Nate set the momentum for the second half of Friday’s game against McKenzie scoring a crucial 3 pointer […]
Bend Invitational Results; Sky-Em/Skyline Tourney; Mapleton Boys Add a “W”; Beavers Win Civil War; OSU Women Win; Lady Ducks Roll
Bend Invitational Results This weekend at the Bend Invitational Siuslaw Viking Wrestlers finished 8th with senior Riley Jennings winning four of his five matches in the 170 pound weight class and scoring 16 team points and taking a 6th place finish. Sophomore Brady Libby placed 4th with 13 team points […]
Accident Shuts Down 101; Plan to Extend Sewer Services; Code Enforcement Releases New Notices
Accident Shuts Down 101 The potential for a deadly disaster was avoided on Saturday afternoon when a 1997 ford explorer traveling southbound on Highway 101 just south of Florence at approximately 1:28 pm crossed traffic and became airborne leaving a path of damage before crashing into the propane tank located […]
New Council to Convene; Plastic’s Roundup; Game Tag Extension
New Council to Convene 3 members of the Florence City council will take the oath of office on Monday evening. Mayor Joe Henry, councilman Woody Woodbury, and new councilwoman Geraldine Lucio will be officially sworn in. There will be a brief council meeting to approve minutes from the November and […]




