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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 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 […]
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. […]
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 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 […]
Increased DUII Enforcement Florence Police will increase DUII enforcement from August 19th through September 7th as part of the nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign leading into Labor Day weekend. Officers will be conducting extra patrols throughout the holiday travel period, looking for impaired drivers in an effort […]
Running Underway Six Siuslaw runners are wrapping up training at the Steens Mountain Running Camp. Junior Henry Stone posted the Vikings’ fastest uphill 5K time, finishing 13th out of 116 runners in 23 minutes, 8 seconds. Freshman Hosanna Stone led the Lady Vikings, placing 42nd. Coach Chris Johnson says both […]
Call To Action for Postal Service Support Oregonians will join a national day of action on July 28th in support of the U.S. Postal Service, calling on Congress to protect mail delivery and oppose privatization efforts. Organizers say slower delivery times, higher postage costs, and concerns over mail-in voting have […]
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