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27 Florence COVID Cases Since Friday The 8 am morning update from Lane County added another 10 cases this morning making the total case count at 319. That is 27 cases since Friday in Florence and 58 cases in the past two weeks. Cases in lane county are up over […]
Ems Go 1-2 Over the Weekend The Eugene emeralds dropped two close games on Friday and Saturday against the Hillsboro Hops losing 10-9 on Friday and 3-2 on Saturday. Sunday was a different story for the Ems. The Hops led the game 5-3 through 7 ½ innings the Ems scored […]
Fire and EMS Consider Consolidation Expanding on the successful administrative consolidation of Western Lane Fire and EMS Authority, the Board of Directors for Western Lane Ambulance District and Siuslaw Fire & Rescue are considering consolidation of Operations at their next joint board meeting on August 26th. This is a move […]
Official Honored Former Oregon Duck football player and current OSAA High School football official Andy Vobora has been selected as the Football State Official of the Year. Vobora is a member of the Lane County Football Officials Association and has just completed his 31st year of officiating High School Football. […]
Siuslaw Awards The Florence area business community celebrated the contributions of business during a very difficult time. The Florence Area Chamber of Commerce chose to use several different categories for their annual Siuslaw Awards that highlighted the resilience, determination and caring through what has been a difficult and unique period […]
Ems Comeback The Eugene Emeralds managed a comeback win last night after the hops initiated the scoring with a 3 run second inning. The Ems quickly answered in the bottom of the inning. A pair of one run homers , one each in the 4th and 5th inning gave the […]
COVID-19 Update Lane County Public health reported 19 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, none for the 97439 zip code. While 19 is a relatively low number the week over week totals continue to rise. The latest information from the Oregon Health Authority is showing a 54% increase from the previous […]
