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Ems Playoff Bound The Eugene Emeralds begin their playoff run this evening at PK Park. The Emeralds 18 and 20 on the season meet the visiting Hillsboro hops for a best of three series with the first pitch at 7:05. Ducks Invade Middle School The Oregon Ducks are practicing today […]
Vikings First Outing Tough! Friday evening the Siuslaw Vikings had a tough first outing against the visiting Elmira Team. It was a very vocal opening season crowd, but an early 60 yard touchdown run for junior Elmira running back Brady Nagel set the tone for the game. Despite good efforts […]
Smoke Continues to Pour In Firefighters continue to battle the Chetco Bar Fire to the south of Florence as smoke continues to pour over the coastal regions. Air quality improved slightly for Brookings and Gold Beach yesterday as winds pushed southeasterly. Fire conditions were still extreme with dry, hot weather. […]
LCC Makes DACA Statement On the heels of what may be the end of the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program or DACA, Lane Community college has issues a statement urging President Trump to not repeal the Obama era act. A change in this policy could affect over 750 thousand […]
Vikings Sweep in Junction City The Viking Volley ball team was in Junction city for tournament play. The first match against Junction City the Viks took the first two games 25-17 25-18 and dropped the third 27-29 and came back in the fourth for a 25-18 victory. In their second […]
ODOT Launches Distractred Driver APP The Oregon Department of Transportation is launching a new campaign to help curb incidents of distracted driving. According to ODOT 69% of passengers say they are uncomfortable driving with someone who is texting and 72 % of drivers admit to driving distracted themselves. The new […]
Emeralds Bash Aqua Sox The Everett Aqua Sox don’t know what hit them last night, but the Eugene Emeralds let loose after dropping the last three games. The Ems combined for 14 hits and scored 12 runs while shutting out Everett. Four different Emerald players went yard with runners in […]
Harvey Has Little Effect On Local Fuel Hurricane Harvey may have shaken up the gulf coast and shut down oil refineries there but according to Marie Dodds with AAA Oregon it was the increased demand over the eclipse that generated the surge here in Florence. “Harvey is really not having […]
