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Park Plans Move Ahead Plans are moving forward to convert a stretch of land along the banks of the Siuslaw river into a city park. The property just west of the water treatment facility is being planned for a day use park that will include a picnic shelter, walking trails […]
Casey Calls it Quits With a blue handkerchief in hand and a noticeable quiver in his voice, Oregon State Beaver Head Baseball coach , Pat Casey announced his retirement yesterday afternoon. The coach told reporters that the decision came after he realized that he could no longer give the attention […]
Accident Slows Traffic An accident with injuries impeded traffic along highway 101 at 35th street yesterday afternoon. Oregon state police, Florence Police , western Lane Ambulance and Siuslaw valley fire and rescue were all on the scene. The accident occurred about 2:30 and traffic was heavy at the time. A […]
Emeralds Up One on Hillsboro The Eugene Emeralds moved a step closer to the next round of the Minor League playoffs. Last night at PK Park the Ems trailed 2-nothing until the bottom of the 5th inning when the Ems scored on a fielder’s choice. The Ems scored 2 more […]
FEMA Updates Floodplain Map The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a preliminary floodplain map which indicates possible flooding areas with a one percent chance of flooding in any given year. If this map is adopted it will be used to determine flood insurance rates and be integral in land […]
Volleyball Highlights Both Mapleton and Siuslaw were on the courts last night. It was a mixed bag for the Vikings as they met first with Bandon. It was a close first set with the Vikings coming out on top 26-24. The Vikings then swept Bandon taking the following sets 25-12 […]
Accident Sends 2 to Riverbend A report of a motorcycle accident last night at 9:36 pm in Mapleton brought out medics from Western Lane Ambulance. The accident involved a motorcycle with 2 riders it occurred near the Mapleton Food and Fuel. Traffic westbound was blocked as police and emergency vehicles […]
Athlete of the Week Mapleton sophomore football player JJ Neece is this week’s Athlete of the Week. JJ showed toughness on both sides of the ball against Perrydale, totaling 7 touchdowns on offense, 5 rushing and 2 passing, and rushing 231 yards. On defense he had 12 tackles caused a […]
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