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Coaching Change Coming Siuslaw Athletic Director, Chris Johnson says at the end of the baseball season, Tom Shinn announced that he would be resigning from the coaching position with the baseball team. No fanfare or public notice went out at the time. Johnson says a notice will be going out […]
New Housing Parcels A number of new building parcels are coming available soon in Florence. The Florence Planning Commission last month approved a project that will result in 25 additional single family dwellings. Myrtle Glenn at Oak and 37th Streets will consist of a total of seven buildings, each with […]
The Eugene Emeralds begin a 6 game series this evening against the Hillsboro Hops in Hillsboro. The Ems are currently in 5th place in the northwest league and are 10.5 games out of first place. The hops are currently struggling and are 20.5 games back with a record of 31 […]
City HIP Moves Forward The Florence City Council moved forward on adopting the next phase of the Housing Implementation Plan last night with a unanimous vote. The purpose of the HIP was to in part come in to compliance with current state regulations that apply to a city the size […]
The Vancouver Canadians continue to be a thorn in the Eugene Emeralds side. The Ems traveled north for a three game series over the weekend and couldn’t best the league leading Canadians. Eugene on Friday lost 4-2, Saturday 12-3 and last night as they wrapped up their stint they had […]
Dairy Queen Rebuild Since 1979 the Dairy Queen in Florence held a prominent spot on Highway 101 next to the Siuslaw River. A devastating fire August 18th, 2021 gutted the building and since that time, the local owner, Michelle Burke, has been working hard to rebuild. The City of Florence […]
County Traffic Numbers-Country Fair Last week during the Oregon Country Fair the Lane County Sheriff’s Office conducted traffic safety stops in the area surrounding the fair. For its efforts deputies cited 75 drivers and gave warnings to 95 additional drivers. 17 drivers were cited for having no license or driving […]
Ethan Halpin went 3 for three from the plate in last night’s first game against the North Coos Waterfront. The sandblasters amassed 12 hits in the game. The sandblasters scored 10 runs and held their opponents to 5. Andrew Jensen-Norman gave up the 5 runs, four earned, over 5 innings […]
