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Water District Announces Merger Facing the imminent failure of its sewer infrastructure, the Mapleton Commercial Area Owners Association and the Mapleton Water District have announced plans to merge into a new special district. Thanks to the passage of House Bill 3910 this spring, the merger allows the community to access […]
ODOT Layoffs On Monday, Governor Tina Kotek and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced the first wave of layoffs—483 positions—out of an anticipated total of 600–700, marking the largest workforce reduction in Oregon state government history no transportation funding passed in the 2025 legislative session, a second wave looms […]
Emeralds The Eugene Emeralds will spend the week in Spokane for a 6 game series against the Indians. Spokane sits in a tie for second place as the red hot emeralds hope to continue on an 8 game win streak that propelled them to the top of the League. The […]
Ems Sweep The Eugene Emeralds defeated the Hillsboro Hops 7-4 Sunday, clinching their first series sweep of the season and tying their longest win streak in the High-A era at eight. Eugene is now 12-2 in the second half. Dayson Croes led the offense with a 2-RBI double and scored […]
Fatal Crash Oregon State Police say a Florence man was involved in a multi-vehicle crash Saturday that left two people dead and several others injured. Investigators say a Kia Optima crossed the centerline on Highway 101 near Coos Bay and sideswiped a southbound Toyota Corolla driven by 61-year-old Kent McQuillen […]
Duck Shortstop Honored Oregon shortstop Maddox Molony has been named to the 2025 Academic All-America® Baseball Second Team by College Sports Communicators. He becomes just the second player in Ducks program history to earn the honor, joining Aaron Zavala in 2021. Molony, with a 3.88 GPA in multi-disciplinary science, also […]
July 4th It’s the Fourth of July, and several events are taking place throughout Florence. The Florence Kiwanis have placed flags across the community in observance of Independence Day. At noon, Florence Habitat for Humanity will host its annual pie and watermelon eating contests and sponsor a porch parade, judging […]
Ems Win Streak Continues The Eugene Emeralds continued their hot streak with a dominant 10-2 win over the Hillsboro Hops, extending their win streak to four and improving to 8-2 in the second half. Scott Bandura and Jonah Cox led the way early, with Cox tripling for the second straight […]
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