Ems Win 2 of 3 Over the weekend the Eugene Emeralds went 2-1 against the Tri-City Dust Devils. On Friday night the Ems kicked it off with a 3 run second inning and the Dust Devils tied it up with one in the top of the 5th and 2 more […]
Author: George Henry
Port Approves Budget; ReVision Update; OCMM Golf Tournament; Healthy Eating Training
Port Approves Budget The Port of Siuslaw Board of Commissioners unanimously approved their fiscal budget for 2019/2020. The port’s budget committee recommended the 2,981,523 budget. Included in the budget was a 230,000 capital expense to raise the blue storage buildings to provide more camp spaces and $325,000 for dredging around […]
Eugene Emeralds Win Third in a Row; No Love For Ducks in NBA Draft
Eugene Emeralds Win Third in a Row The Eugene Emeralds wrapped up their 4 game stand in Vancouver last night by defeating the Canadians for the third straight night. The Ems shut out Vancouver and held them to just 5 hits. The Ems managed 3 runs on 8 hits. Ems […]
Animal Abuser Sentenced; Hospitality Training; Gas Dips Again
Animal Abuser Sentenced Preston Hancock was sentenced to 10 days in jail, 2 years probation and 5 years of not being allowed companion animals after pleading No Contest to animal abuse charges in Florence. Hancock was initially arrested in November of 2018 after he was seen abusing his 7 year […]
Rutschman Wins Golden Glove; Ems Win Another Against Vancouver
Rutschman Wins Golden Glove There is yet another honor for OSU catcher Adley Rutschman. Rutschman has earned a Golden Glove given by the American Baseball Coaches Association. He joins Nick Madrigal as the only two winners of the award from Oregon State. Ems Win Another Against Vancouver The Eugene Emeralds […]
Brief Power Outage; Grant To Establish School Clinics; Community Foundation Announces Scholarships; Gas Prices Drop
Brief Power Outage High winds yesterday was the apparent cause of a power outage south of the Siuslaw River Bridge. According to Central Lincoln PUD a tree landed across power lines causing about 700 homes and businesses to be without power for a brief period yesterday. The initial outage happened […]
Ems Win; Ducks Eye CWS
Ems Win The Eugene Emeralds held on to a close victory in British Columbia last night. The Ems fell behind early in the bottom of the first inning when Vancouver scored two runs, but in the top of the fourth the Emeralds struck back with a 3 run inning. The […]
City Council Meeting; Safe Boating; Community Meeting; School Board Meeting
City Council Meeting The Florence City Council last night approved the extension of the waivers and deferrals for system development charges on new properties. The waiver that covers the building of Accessory Dwelling Units within the city limits was not affected by that extension since it is an ongoing deferral. […]