OCHS Announces New Executive Director In just under two weeks the Oregon Coast Humane Society has filled two important posts that have been vacant. Ochs announced last week the hiring of a shelter manager Marina Lewis from Texas. And yesterday OCHS board President Shauna Robbers told Coast radio news that […]
Author: George Henry
Water Treatment Plant Seeps Toxins; Aftershocks Hit; Air Quality Alert Lifted; Gas Prices Dip
Water Treatment Plant Seeps Toxins The City of Florence released a statement yesterday afternoon regarding operations at its waste water treatment plant. According to the release, due to high levels of a filamentous bacteria called S. natans caused some materials in the final stage to bulk together and not settling […]
Volleyball Returns Tonight; Football Scrimmage; Hops Down Ems
Volleyball Returns Tonight This evening at 6:30 the Siuslaw Viking Volleyball squad will take the court for the first time this season. The Lady Viks will be hosting North Bend in a non-league match. The Vikings join the Sky-Em league this year with new opponents. The next matchup will be […]
Earthquake Shakes Ocean Floor; Increased Traffic Enforcement Through Labor Day; Air Quality Issue; Wastewater Service Extension Planned
Earthquake Shakes Ocean Floor A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Oregon at 1:30 this morning. According to the USGS the earthquake was about 170 miles due west of Florence at a depth of 6 miles. There is no tsunami threat according to officials at USGS. The […]
Emeralds Drop Another; Season Tickets OnSale
Emeralds Drop Another Another tough loss for the Emeralds last night in Hillsboro. The Ems were trailing the Hops 5 – 2 in the bottom of the 6th inning and fought back in the 8th with two runs scored and continued the comeback in the 9th but fell one run […]
Air Quality Suffers in Florence; Port to Spruce Up Mo’s Property; School Website Provides More Information; Be Ready Expo
Air Quality Suffers in Florence The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency has issued an air quality alert that includes all of Lane County. Conditions have degraded due to the lack of significant coastal winds and are expected to continue that way through the evening on Wednesday. LRAPA has extended the […]
Elmira Up First For the Viks; Emeralds Face Tough Pitching
Elmira Up First For the Viks The Siuslaw Vikings are preparing for its opening football game of the 2018 schedule. The Vikings first opponent will be the Elmira Falcons. Although classified as a 4A school, the Siuslaw Vikings will be playing in a 3A Special District 2. The first three […]
Ems Finish Strong in Hawks Series
Ems Finish Strong in Hawks Series The Boise Hawks flew into Eugene’s PK Park over the weekend for a three game series against the Eugene Emeralds. The Hawks took the first game Friday evening smacking 14 hits and scoring 11 runs as they blanked the Emeralds at home. The Emeralds […]