COVID-19 Numbers COVID-19 continues to generate cases for the 97439 zip code. 31 new cases were reported by the Oregon Health Authority for an all time total of 1930 cases for the Florence Area. The OHA is also reporting that the BA-4 and BA-5 variants of the virus are the […]
Author: George Henry
Ems
Ems The Eugene Emeralds lost a full game lead in the Norwest League standings last night as they gave up two 7th inning runs to the Hillsboro Hops breaking a 3-3 tie. One of the runs came on a wild pitch bringing a runner in from third base. The Ems […]
Airport Grass Fire; Annexation Complete; Robert “Bob” Read; Friends of Florence; Planning Commission Volunteers Needed
Airport Grass Fire Calls came in from around the city including dunes city to report smoke and fire yesterday at about 2:10. A grass fire started at the Florence municipal airport yesterday afternoon during a crack sealing maintenance on the runway and taxiway. A lot of smoke came from the […]
Ems Baseball
Ems Baseball The Eugene Emeralds are staying just ahead of the Vancouver Canadians in the Northwest League. The Ems faced the Hillsboro Hops last night and came out swinging scoring 3 runs in the top of the second inning on a three run homer by shortstop Jimmy Glowenke. A run […]
Rods N Rhodies; Sea Lion Caves Celebration; Black and White Recycling Event
Rods N Rhodies September 9th and 10th is the annual Rods N Rhodies car show in old town. Last night at the City Council meeting the council approved the street closure that will affect Bay street from the Nopal and 1st Street intersection to the Siuslaw River Bridge for Saturday […]
Johnson Begins 28th Year; Ems Schedule
Johnson Begins 28th Year Siuslaw High School Athletic Director, Chris Johnson begins his 28th year coaching the Cross Country team. Johnson said in a social media post that he thought he would be here one year in a temporary position. Johnson’s teams have won district and state titles during his […]
Police Training; Council Meeting; Runway Work
Police Training The Florence Police Department will undergo training exercises at Siuslaw Elementary School this Friday. There will be signs clearly marking the training that will take place from 8 am until 4 pm that day. The training is to ensure that Florence Police Officers are prepared in the case […]
Ems Miss Sweep; Viking Support Concert
Ems Miss Sweep The Eugene Emeralds completed their series against the Vancouver Canadians last night. The Ems were hoping on a sweep of the Canadians, but could not close it out. The Ems took a 2 nothing lead into the top of the fifth, but a series of hits by […]