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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 […]
Emeralds Fall The Everett Aqua Sox took control of the game last night after the Emeralds secured a 4 – 2 lead. In the bottom of the fifth inning with the bases loaded a wild pitched and a walk scored a run then Aaron Stroosma hit a grand slam to […]
Dredge Sits On Mouth of Siuslaw The Suction Hopper Dredge ‘Yaquina’ operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is at work at the mouth of the Siuslaw river. They will be working for several days on clearing up built up sand and sediment. The Coast Guard is admonishing boaters […]
The Eugene Emeralds managed to stay out in front of the Everett Aqua Sox through most of the game last night. Leading 4-3 into the bottom of the 8th inning when a wild pitch by Luis Aquino scores pinch runner Aaron Stroosma tying the game. In the bottom of the […]
Smoky Days in Florence Calls rang out to Lane County yesterday as a thick layer of haze coated the area. One caller here to Coast radio asked if there was a reported fire near Cushman as they smelled the smoke. But fire officials said it was a definite result from […]
Emeralds And Aqua Sox Battle The Eugene Emeralds finished up their series with the Salem-Kaiser Volcanoes on Friday evening with a win as they took game three 8-3. Traveling to Everett to take on the Aqua Sox on Saturday the Em’s won the first of the 5 game series 3-2. […]
