Dredge Sits On Mouth of Siuslaw The Suction Hopper Dredge ‘Yaquina’ operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is at work at the mouth of the Siuslaw river. They will be working for several days on clearing up built up sand and sediment. The Coast Guard is admonishing boaters […]
Author: George Henry
Emeralds Sit Two Games Back
The Eugene Emeralds managed to stay out in front of the Everett Aqua Sox through most of the game last night. Leading 4-3 into the bottom of the 8th inning when a wild pitch by Luis Aquino scores pinch runner Aaron Stroosma tying the game. In the bottom of the […]
Chetco Smoke Reaches Florence; Benefit Raises $5000; New Dune City Mayor; Wreck Snarls Traffic
Smoky Days in Florence Calls rang out to Lane County yesterday as a thick layer of haze coated the area. One caller here to Coast radio asked if there was a reported fire near Cushman as they smelled the smoke. But fire officials said it was a definite result from […]
Emeralds Results; Beaver’s Defense Falters
Emeralds And Aqua Sox Battle The Eugene Emeralds finished up their series with the Salem-Kaiser Volcanoes on Friday evening with a win as they took game three 8-3. Traveling to Everett to take on the Aqua Sox on Saturday the Em’s won the first of the 5 game series 3-2. […]
Power Line Work For BPA; Chetco Fire Grows; Concert for Malakai; Park Passes to Rise
Power Line Work May Cause Delays Line crews that are updating the transmission lines for the Bonneville Power Administration from Florence to Eugene are going to be working just east of Mapleton for the next several weeks and traffic in the area will at times be limited. There may even […]
Buds 4 U Broken Into; Car Drives in Papa Murphy’s Pizza; Chetco Fire Update; City Council Agenda
Buds 4 U Burglarized Early Wednesday morning the Buds For U cannabis store was burglarized. Sgt. Brandon Ott with the Florence Police Department reports that the alarm went off at 3:25 Wednesday morning and they responded. Florence Police did not encounter any suspects at the time. Dustin Foskett, the manager […]
Emeralds Fall Short; Beavers Hit The Road; Ducks Get More Time
Volcanoes Take Emeralds Salem-Kaiser Volcanoes rode into Eugene last night and laid down a 4 run first inning to let the Emeralds know they came to play. The Ems put up their best offense in the 5th inning where they managed to score three runs with the help of a […]
Florence Police Perform Safety Blitz; Gas Prices Move on UP; OPRD Lifts Fire Ban; Peace Health Announces Town Hall; Oregon Filmaker Gets Local Premiere
Safety Blitz Hits The Streets The City of Florence’s safety Blitz is intended to make people aware of the dangers involved to pedestrians and motorists. The increased presence of Florence Police is intended for increasing awareness and is not being used as a revenue generating source. Police Chief Tom Turner […]