Ems Shutout Indians The Eugene Emerald’s pitchers combined for 11 strikeouts last night to shut out the visiting Spokane Indians. The Indians lead the Northwest League’s north division while the Ems at 20-26 are tied for third in the south. Eugene’s Blake Whitney gets the win for the Ems with […]
Author: George Henry
Fire Crews Waiting For Word; City Hall Parking Lot Paving; Road Upgrades a Ways Off
Fire Crews Waiting For Word Officials with the Oregon Department of Forestry say the Canyonville fire is about 5% contained with firefighters working around the clock to try to keep the burn from ravaging more forest and damaging structures. Chief Michael Schick with Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue says that […]
Ems Drop One to Spokane
Ems Drop One to Spokane The Eugene Emeralds got behind early last night as they hosted the Spokane Indians. The Indians managed a run in both the second and third innings to take a 2-nothing lead. But a four run third inning by the Emeralds brought the Ems back in […]
Road Work Continues; Chamber Seeking New Event Coordinator; Museum Looking for Sponsorships; Dune Fest
Road Work Continues Street upgrades will continue this week as crews move to make an August second deadline. Work has been completed on 10th and 11th streets off of Spruce and are working northward on 23rd street. Chip and seal work begins today with the section of Rhododendron Drive from […]
Emeralds 1 For 2 Over the Weekend
Emeralds 1 For 2 Over the Weekend The Eugene Emeralds left Salem-Kaiser last night with just one win of their three game series. On Friday the Volcanoes and Ems did all of their work in the fourth inning with the Ems scoring first with a two run homer by first […]
Body Discovered; School Board to Hold Executive Sessions; Yachats Town Hall; Fire Season Reminder
Body Discovered A person described only as a 41 year old transient male was found behind the Safeway on Highway 101. According to Florence Police they received notice of a man down behind the store at 8:39 pm on Wednesday. Commander John Pitcher release the information saying that they found […]
Ems at 2 in a Row
Ems at 2 in a Row The Eugene Emeralds posted another win last night against the Boise Hawks. Once again the Ems bats exploded as they held the Hawks to one run off two hits on the night. 3rd baseman Jake Slaughter went 4 for 4 from the plate with […]
Greene Steps Down From FURA; Chip Seal on Florence Streets; Sewer Project Completes; Miller Park Lot Resurface
Greene Steps Down From FURA Last night’s FURA meeting saw a changing of leadership as the agency voted in a new Chair and Vice-Chair. Heading the agency for the next year will be Port Commissioner Bill Meyer and vice-chair will be Mike Webb from Oregon Pacific Bank. FURA also saw […]