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Wildfire Mitigation Plans Recently filed wildfire mitigation plans outline the steps public utilities will take in the event of a wildfire. Every region across the state including the one serviced by Central Lincoln PUD delivered detailed plans to the Oregon Public utility Commission on June 30th. PUC commissioner Letha Tawney […]
Dr. Willie Foster, ED Director; Jason Hawkins, Peace Harbor CAO
Hospital Staffing Dr. Dean Sidelinger says hospitals continue to suffer from the effects of COVID-19. The Oregon health officer says it is the virus as well as other diseases that is having an impact of the workforce. An issue that echoes with Peace Harbor CAO Jason Hawkins. Hawkins says they […]
WTF Championships The World Track and Field Championships come to an end on Sunday. And rather than waiting the athletes are now able to adorn their medals immediately after their win. Well at least for a victory lap. The athletes normally have to wait for the official presentation of the […]
33 COVID-19 Cases There have been 33 more cases reported for the Florence area in just a week since the last Lane County Public health update to the Oregon Health Authority website. That makes the total number of known cases to date at 1833. As reported yesterday there have been […]
Ems Baseball Minor League Baseball returns tomorrow night with the Eugene Emeralds on the road to face the Everett Aquasox in a 3 game series. The Ems are currently in third place and are one game behind the Everett. A series win will place the Ems in second place in […]
Living With COVID With COVID Numbers rising and new variants driving the latest surge, it is something that some health care professionals say we are just going to have to live with. Dr. Willie Foster is the head of the Peace Harbor Emergency Department and he says that while we […]
Cameraman Foils Steeplechase Yesterday in Eugene a new obstacle appeared out of nowhere on the steeplechase course at world championships. A cameraman. –Trying to get a great shot of the triple jump competition going on nearby, a World Athletics cameraman stepped onto the track, unaware there was a live race […]
