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OCHS Hires Shelter Manager The Oregon Coast Humane Society has announced that they have hired a shelter manager. OCHS Board President Shauna Robbers says they have chosen Maria Lewis from Plano, Texas to handle operations at the facility. Lewis is en route from Texas and is expected to be at […]
Hops Top Ems Last night in Eugene the Hillsboro hops met with the Emeralds at PK Park. The Hops got an early 1 run lead in the second inning but a three run homer by center fielder D.J. Artis in the bottom of the third put the Ems in the […]
La Bula Building to Come Down It has been sitting over 5 months. The burned out shell of the former La Bula Restaurant on Highway 101 was engulfed in flames on March 1st of this year under suspicious circumstances and one of the most asked questions on the city website […]
Ems Take Series From AquaSox It took 10 innings last night but the Eugene Emeralds managed to pull out a series win last night in Everett. The Aquasox took a 4-3 lead into the ninth inning when the Ems tied it up sending it to the 10th. Jake Slaughter h […]
Crosswalks Completed The Oregon Department of Transportation has completed work on the three new Crosswalks. The two along highway 101 and the one at 126 and Redwood were completed over a month ahead of schedule. Weather conditions had a lot to do with early completion. Drivers are urged to be […]
Ems Tie Series Over the weekend the Eugene Emeralds were in Everett Washington to take on the Aquasox. After a Thursday evening win the Ems dropped the next two games. It was a 5-2 loss on Friday and the Sox shut out the Ems on Saturday 7-nothing. Last night was […]
FPD Raids Local Home One arrest was made yesterday as Florence police in conjunction with Oregon State Police and the Lane County Sheriff’s office converged on a house just off of 35th street yesterday. The incident began just after noon yesterday as officers responded to a tip. Commander John Pitcher […]
Ducks Don Pads at Nike The Oregon Ducks threw on their pads for the first time in practice. Tuesday the Ducks went on the road to Nike Headquarters in Beaverton. The practice was more of a media day than an official practice, but Coach Mario Cristobal said the Ducks had […]
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