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Helping Hands Holds On Is there life after the planning commission decision? Debbie Hamilton with Helping Hands believes there is. After the Planning commission decided not to grant a use variance for a vacant building on Highway 101 Helping Hands had to come up with a new plan for feeding […]
Another Win for the Ems The Eugene Emeralds came from behind last night to take game 3 in the 5 game series against the Everett Aqua Sox. The Ems were down 4 – 1 in the bottom of the 5th inning when a Zach Davis single scored Rafael Narea. Then […]
Emeralds Roll The Eugene Emeralds put together a 3 game winning streak over the weekend. On Friday the Ems finished off their series with the Hillsboro Hops with a two nothing win. Then on Saturday hosted the Everett Aqua Sox by taking a 4 zip lead after two. The Aqua […]
Accident Claims Florence Resident The Oregon State Police reported Friday that 61 year old Florence resident Dan Barnum was killed when his 2017 Harley Davidson went off the road and slid in gravel before he lost control of the vehicle. The crash happened Friday morning on Highway 20 at milepost […]
The Oregon State Police reported that earlier today 61 year old Florence resident Dan Barnum was killed when his 2017 Harley Davidson went off the road and slid in gravel before he lost control of the vehicle. The crash happened Friday morning on Highway 2o at milepost 163 about 30 […]
Fundraiser Celebrates 20 Years Van Fans of Florence is celebrating 20 years of Ice Cream Socials to raise money for the Friends of Florence which provides free rides to Eugene for cancer treatments. P.T. Smith and Tom Grove began Friends of Florence after Smith noticed the struggles that some patients […]
Emeralds Defense Fails The Eugene Emeralds fought hard against the Hops last night as the two teams slugged it out. Eugene went ahead early and had a 5-1 lead in the 5th inning when the Hops answered back in the bottom of the 5th and scored 4 to tie it […]
Emeralds Put One in the Win Column Hillsboro came out strong against the Eugene Emeralds last night jumping to a 4 nothing lead after 2 innings, but the Ems managed to claw their way back. Scoring 2 in the third and one in the fourth. The hops added another run […]
