The Florence City Council heard a report last night on complaints about increased noise at the airport. A new company, Apex Heli, established operations here last spring with the intention of using the Florence Municipal Airport as the base of operations. Florence City Manager Bob Willoughby says it’s a good […]
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Ems offense sputters at home
After scoring 68 runs in their previous 8-game road trip the Eugene Emeralds had a hard time getting a single run in their 7-1 loss to the Everett Aqua Sox at PK Park in Eugene last night. The loss dropped the Emeralds to 10-and-10 in the second half of the […]
Florence City Council: Dog control and airport noise
The Florence City Council will cover a lot of ground this evening when they meet for their only business session of the month. The culmination of 14 months work on an all-new animal control ordinance is one of the items on the agenda. Current regulations allow dogs off leash in […]
State Bike Trail panel holding hearing in Florence
There’ll be a public hearing in Florence later this week on a proposal to establish three scenic bicycle trails in central, eastern and northeastern Oregon. The Oregon Recreation Trails Advisory Council which advises the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission is meeting Friday, August 19th at Florence City Hall. The three […]
Woodbury cancer fund tops $100,000
The total so far is well over $100-thousand. That’s the amount of money that has been raised to benefit Glenna Woodbury. Woodbury, dealing with colo-rectal cancer for the past two years, is scheduled to leave Florence this morning on a special charter flight for San Diego and the Cyberknife Clinic […]
Siuslaw Elementary registration begins Tuesday, August 16th
Parents of all students enrolling at Siuslaw Elementary School are asked to check in this week. School spokesperson Wendy Rohner says the school will be open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday between Nine AM and Three PM for parents to register their child and double check information that may already be […]
Ems finish Boise series with a big win
The Boise Hawks took two of three games over the Eugene Emeralds over the weekend. Friday the Ems took an early lead on an inside-the-park grand slam off the bat of Kyle Gaedele, but the Hawks came from behind for a 7-5 win. Saturday, Oliver Zapata hit a tie-breaking three-run […]
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A lawyer for Kip Kinkel has filed a federal court challenge to Kinkel’s prison sentence of more than 111 years for the 1998 shooting spree that killed his parents and two fellow Thurston High School students. His lawyer says Kinkel was mentally ill and the […]
