Local News

Improving Rural Emergency Response in Deadwood Area; Food Backpack for Kids Receives Influx of Funds; Missing Veneta Man-Update; Heat Advisory For Mapleton, Smoke Expected on the Coast

Improving Rural Emergency Response in Deadwood Area A new effort aimed at strengthening emergency preparedness in the Deadwood area is getting underway. Deadwood Creek Services, Deadwood Community Action, and Siuslaw Vision have launched the Deadwood Resilience Collaborative with support from a Community Transformation Grant from United Way of Lane County. […]

Ems 3rd Straight Win; Media Day For Ducks

Ems 3rd Straight Win The Eugene Emeralds blanked the Tri-City Dust Devils 4-0 Wednesday night for their third shutout win of the season. Eugene has won three straight games and improved to 18-and-14 in the second half. Hunter Dryden struck out seven over five scoreless innings, while Jose Astudillo and […]

Hospital To Move Bulk of IT Responsibility; Hoyle Visits Florence; Air Academy Cancelled – Focus Turns to ’27 Event

Hospital To Move Bulk of IT Responsibility PeaceHealth has announced plans to outsource several Information Technology functions beginning in November. The healthcare system says Tech Mahindra and its healthcare subsidiary, The HCI Group, will assume responsibility for infrastructure and network operations, applications and data services, and service desk support. PeaceHealth […]

Sports: July 29, 2026

Ems Win The Eugene Emeralds opened their six-game series with Tri-City Tuesday night, rallying for a 10-5 win at PK Park. Robert Hipwell drove in three runs, Walker Martin added a two-run homer—his 14th of the season—and Eugene scored seven unanswered runs to improve to 17-and-14 in the second half. […]

News: July 29, 2026

Election Field Grows The field continues to grow for Florence’s November municipal election, with multiple candidates now seeking the mayor’s office and City Council seats. Three candidates are in the mayor’s race: Shannon Warren, Sally Wantz, and Daniel Lofy. Council races are also taking shape, with Renee LoPilato, Mike Webb, […]

Oregon Women’s Basketball; Single Game Tickets Available

Oregon Women’s Basketball Oregon women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves has announced several additions and promotions to his coaching staff. Hope Lewandoski joins the Ducks as coordinator of player engagement and operations after serving as director of basketball operations at Loyola Maryland. Graves also promoted Oti Gildon, Lisa O’Meara, and Peyton […]