Emeralds Roll The Eugene Emeralds put together a 3 game winning streak over the weekend. On Friday the Ems finished off their series with the Hillsboro Hops with a two nothing win. Then on Saturday hosted the Everett Aqua Sox by taking a 4 zip lead after two. The Aqua […]
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Motorcycle Death; Interior Secretary Visits Oregon; Supplies for School Emergencies
Accident Claims Florence Resident The Oregon State Police reported Friday that 61 year old Florence resident Dan Barnum was killed when his 2017 Harley Davidson went off the road and slid in gravel before he lost control of the vehicle. The crash happened Friday morning on Highway 20 at milepost […]
Florence Resident Dies in Single Vehicle Accident
The Oregon State Police reported that earlier today 61 year old Florence resident Dan Barnum was killed when his 2017 Harley Davidson went off the road and slid in gravel before he lost control of the vehicle. The crash happened Friday morning on Highway 2o at milepost 163 about 30 […]
Van Fans Event; Eels Cover Roadway; Monumental Threats
Fundraiser Celebrates 20 Years Van Fans of Florence is celebrating 20 years of Ice Cream Socials to raise money for the Friends of Florence which provides free rides to Eugene for cancer treatments. P.T. Smith and Tom Grove began Friends of Florence after Smith noticed the struggles that some patients […]
Emeralds Drop in the 9th
Emeralds Defense Fails The Eugene Emeralds fought hard against the Hops last night as the two teams slugged it out. Eugene went ahead early and had a 5-1 lead in the 5th inning when the Hops answered back in the bottom of the 5th and scored 4 to tie it […]
Ems Win
Emeralds Put One in the Win Column Hillsboro came out strong against the Eugene Emeralds last night jumping to a 4 nothing lead after 2 innings, but the Ems managed to claw their way back. Scoring 2 in the third and one in the fourth. The hops added another run […]
Prison Bills Passed; Overtime for Country Fair; Being Fire Aware
Prison Bills Pass The Oregon Legislative session ended this week and according to advocates, prison sentencing reform was a big winner. House Bill 3078, known as the “Safety and Savings Act” and passed last week, would divert women convicted of certain property crimes – often driven by drug addiction – […]
Volunteers Gather; New Event A Success; Gas Trends Upward
Power Of Florence This Saturday is Power of Florence. The brain child of Kaylee Graham. She envisioned the all kid volunteer day 7 years ago when she was eleven and it has grown into a city wide all inclusive event. With a lot of work to do “In total we […]
