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 […]
Author: George Henry
Road Work; DMV Closure; National Night Out; Doc Talk
Road Work Road work on 9th street finishes up this week as cleanup of the project continues. There is still striping left to be done. This week the City of Florence moves on to two other road projects. Beginning tomorrow portions of the roadway on 10th and 12th street will […]
Ducks and Beavers in MLB Draft; Ems
Ducks and Beavers in MLB Draft Major League Baseball is in the midst of its draft. On day two three Oregon Ducks were chosen. Between rounds 4 and 7 Anthony Hall, Brennan Milone and Adam Maier were selected. Hall was chosen by the NY Yankees, Milone was selected by the […]
COVID-19; Block Party; City Council Meeting
COVID-19 While Florence is sitting at 1800 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic it is unknown how the impact of the virus is affecting the community. The Oregon Health Authority is reporting Florence Cases Weekly, but Florence and the state as a whole is not receiving all […]
Ems and Indians
The Eugene Emeralds finished up their series with the Spokane Indians last night. After winning on Friday and Saturday night 8-1 and 6-2 respectively the Ems were poised to take the series from the Indians, but Spokane had a different scenario in mind. The Ems led early 4-3 after a […]
Siuslaw Awards; Orca Trapped in Crabbing Gear; City Council Meeting; Fourth Vaccine Coming
Siuslaw Awards Last night at Three Rivers Casino and Resort the Siuslaw Awards were announced. The First Citizen Award went to Kay King for her work in the community. She joined Siuslaw Graduate Ava Glowacki as the Future First Citizen. Other winners last night were Jo Beaudreu for the Distinguished […]
Thompson Gets Second Outing; Ems Over Indians
Thompson Gets Second Outing Siuslaw alum Jake Thompson struck out two batters last night but gave up 2 hits and a base on balls and 3 earned runs in his second outing with the AAA Worcester Red Sox. 5 pitchers were used over the 6 inning game with 11 runs […]
Rock Slides Death; Florence COVID-19 Numbers; School Gets Green Light on Modular Classrooms
Rock Slides Death Oregon Duck Football player Spencer Webb succumbed to injuries he received after falling and hitting his head just west of Triangle Lake. Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the rock slides area after receiving a report of an injured man. Passers by also stopped to provide assistance […]




