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Mapleton Staple Reopens A cornerstone of the Mapleton business community has reopened. For years area residents and visitors could stop at the Alpha-Bit for a quick bite or to browse an eclectic and sometime funky selection of gifts and antiques. The café has reopened under new ownership and still offers […]
Pac-12 Realignment There has been no official response to date from either Oregon or Oregon State to the announcement on Friday that left the Pac-12 two teams shy of twelve. USC and UCLA announced their decision to move to the SEC on Friday there remains 4 charter members of the […]
Scavenger Hunt Begins Today The City of Florence has instituted a community wide scavenger hunt that incorporates a host of medium throughout the next two weeks. Beginning today and ending on July 17th you can download an app to your smart phone or tablet and participate in the 2022 Florence […]
Athletic Championships The City of Eugene and outlying areas, like Florence, are gearing up for the World Athletic Championships beginning two weeks from today. Athletes from all over the world will meet for the two week event. expectations are that cities nearyby the championships will benefit with tourism dollars during […]
COVID-19 In the past week there were 31 new COVID-19 cases reported to the Oregon Health Authority from the Florence area (1761). Cases of the virus for more rural areas are being tabulated once a week by the OHA. There were 1941 cases reported for the state and 147 for […]
The Eugene Emeralds are 5 games into the second half of their season in the Northwest League and are atop the league with a 4-1 record leading Hillsboro and Vancouver by a game. The Ems finished their first half with a record of 38-25 and led the league by 4.5 […]
Dietz Leaving School For Nursing Career After nine years as the Human Resources Specialist for the Siuslaw School District, Jennie Dietz will be leaving at the end of July. Dietz says leaving will be — quote — “bittersweet”, but she is making a career change and will be starting nursing […]
Duck’s Sewell Honored With Pre-Season Recognition Third year Oregon Duck Football standout Noah Sewell has been named to the first team all American squad by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. It is Sewell’s second pre season honor. Sewell has led the Ducks with a career high 8.5 tackles for a […]
