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Ems Swept By Hops Last night the Eugene Emeralds had a 2-1 lead going into the 9th inning at PK Park against the Hillsboro Hops. The Hops tied the game in the top of the ninth sending the game to extra innings where a couple of late errors by the […]
Summit Concludes Community leaders, businesses and state and federal legislators met for the past two days at the Coastal Economic Summit in Florence. The group covered many topics of concern for the coast including drought which affects many different areas. According to Senator Arnie Roblan it impacts farming and fishing […]
Help Coming From FEMA Congressman Peter DeFazio says It has been a long time coming, but Oregon and other states that battle wildfires will soon get some relief in paying for forest maintenance. A bill that goes into effect in October will require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pick […]
Volleyball Dual Cancelled JV volleyball was scheduled to compete in a double dual on August 30th. according to Siuslaw High School Athletic Director Chris Johnson, school participation had to be cancelled due to a lack of players. Hops Shutout Ems Again The Hillsboro Hops for the second night in a […]
Sheriff Patrol Increase The Lane County Sheriff’s office is currently participating in an increased patrol effort until the second of September. The saturation patrol effort is in conjunction with a nation-wide effort to reduce drunk and impaired driving, especially over holiday travel on the roadways. The outcome is hopefully to […]
Rannow Qualifies Ocean Dunes Golf Pro Bob Rannow made the cut for this weekend’s Boeing Classic. Rannow’s round yesterday was a 7 under 65 which included an eagle on the on the ninth hole, a 424 yard par 4. The Boeing Classic is this Friday through Sunday at the Snoqualmie […]
Code Update Process Continues The City of Florence and the Florence Planning Commission continue its work on revamping the city’s building codes. It has been almost 4 decades since the last overhaul of the regulations that guide builders and provide guidelines for growth in the city. A severe housing shortage […]
Rannow Hopes to Qualify Florence golfer Bob Rannow will hit the links today to try and qualify for this weekend’s Boeing Classic. Rannow advanced to today’s qualifier by hitting a 3 under par 68 last week. Rannow is hoping to make the cut today to make it to this weekends […]
