Viking’s Cross Country-Saxon Invite Junior Kiger Johnson finished in the top 40 of 130 cross country runners on Saturday at the Saxon Invite in Salem. The junior runner’s time was 17:24.65. Junior Brendon Jenson finished 5 places behind Johnson with a time of 17:36.67. In the men’s Junior Varsity 5000m, […]
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Park Plans Move Ahead; Bridge Work Continues Monday; Volunteers Needed; BJ’s Celebrates 40th Year
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; Vikings Victorious; McKenzie Downs Mapleton; Ems Move Forward; Prep and Collegiate Schedules:
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; OregonSaves Popular ; Demand for Fuel Hit Highest Recorded Amount; Rods and Rhodys Begins Tomorrow
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; Prep Volleyball
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 Flood; plain MapFood Back; Pack For Kids; IGA Review
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 […]
Accident Sends 2 to Riverbend; OSP Looking for Help Identifying Poacher; First Day of School Wednesday; Rod and Rhodys Weekend
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; Emeralds Drop Last Game of the Season- On to the Playoffs; Prep Action:
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 […]