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Reporter at Our Town in Silverton/Stayton plus Canyon Weekly. Amateur landscaper. Hiking, music, theater, books & large trees. Above: Silverton football 2026

Silverton, Oregon
Joined September 2010
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Our Town boys soccer: Silverton advances to quarterfinals with a 4-2 win at Willamette. Foxes move on to tangle with No. 1 Summit on Saturday in Bend. The time of the game has yet to be announced.
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Election 2026 Gates: Four candidates are vying for three City Council seats, with Emily Newton currently the top vote-getter. The Gates Rural Fire Protection District operations levy easily passed. canyonweekly.com/2026/11/03/…
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Election 2026, Linn County: Please see The Canyon Weekly website and/or our Facebook page for a report on Will Tucker retaining his Linn County vboard seat for Position 1. canyonweekly.com/2026/11/03/…
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Election 2026, Oregon Legislature: Lebanon Mayor Ken Jackola has defeated Ivan Maluski to win the House District 11 seat. Please see The Canyon Weekly webste or our Facebook page for more. canyonweekly.com/2026/11/03/…
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Election 2026, Oregon Legislature: Republican Dan Farrington has defeated Democrat David Nelson in the race to replace Ed Diehl in House District 17. See more at the website and/or our Facebook page.
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Election 2026, Oregon Legislature: Republican Jack Tibbetts leads Democrat Sierrah Williams in the battle in Senate District 6. Pleae see the website and/or Facebook for more. canyonweekly.com/2026/11/03/…
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Our Town boys soccer update: Class 4A, No. 1 Stayton 6, Madras 0. Eagles move to host the quarterfinals on Saturday vs. North Marion. Time is TBD. No. 7 Cascade, meanwhile, falls on PKs to visiting Marist Catholic to end their season 13-2-1.
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Our Town football playoffs update: Just got word that the Cascade-Ashland first-round Class 4A playoff playoff game will be played at McNary High in Keizer. Game time is 7pm.
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The Local Score: Still pounding the pavement seeking subscribers to my new sports newsletter, the Local Score. It's free & comes to your email inbox every Thursday. Look for items on football and soccer pluss and state cross country this week. Sign up at tinyurl.com/thelocalscore
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Silverton update: There is this really spooky mechanical horse just inside the front door at the Warren. The thing gyrates up and down like something out of a Washington Irving story. And the creature's eyes light up!
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Our Town football update: Please see the Our Town website and/or our Facebook for a game report, stats and Becki Little photos from Silverton's 48-0 win Friday night against Corvallis. We will preview the Crater playoff matchup on Thursday. ourtownlive.com/ourtown/?p=2…
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The Canyon Weekly football update: Please see the website and/or our Facebook page for a game report, stats and quotes from Wolverines standout Dakota Derrick on Santiam's 56-14 win Friday at Regis. Wolverines will visit Knappa in the 2A playoffs. canyonweekly.com/2026/11/01/…
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Volleyball update: 4A: No. 3 Stayton in 4A tourney w/5-set win vs. No. 14 Estacada. Eagles will play Astoria in quarters at N. Bend; Astoria eliminates Cascade in 4. 3A: No. 1 Burns ousts No. 16 Scio in 3 sets; 2A: No. 7 Regis moves to state in La Grande w/3-1 win vs. Gold Beach.
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Girls soccer playoffs update: 5A, No. 11 Silverton visits No. 6 Canby on 11-4 at a time TBD; 4A: No. 12 Stayton goes to No. 5 Klamath Union on 11-4, time TBD. Winners advance to Saturday's quarterfinals
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Boys soccer playoffs update: 5A, No. 9 Silverton visits No. 8 Willamette at 6 p.m. on 11-3. 4A: No. 16 Madras visits No. 1 Stayton on 11-3, time TBD; No 7 Cascade hosts No. 10 Marist Catholic on 11-3, time TBD. Winners advance to Saturday's quarterfinals.
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Our Town/Canyon Weekly football pairings: 5A, Silverton hosts Crater; 4A: Cascade hosts Ashland; 3A: Kennedy hosts Santiam Christian; Scio hosts Pleasant Hill; Santiam visits Knappa. Photo: Santiam players celebrate a big win vs. Colton.
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Our Town/Canyon Weekly football scores: 5A: Silverton 48, Corvallis 0; 4A: Stayton 48, Molalla 21; 3A: Kennedy 42, Gervais 8; Scio 37, Salem Academy 0; 2A: Santiam 56, Regis 14. Becki Little photo of Foxes' QB Quenton Lake looking for running room.
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Santiam 56, Regis 14, final. Sa scores on 13yd run on game's final play
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