Smoke Lingers From Fire The Baker Beach fire that ignited more than an acre of brush just north of the Baker beach campground has been contained. There were several calls yesterday due to lingering smoke, but Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue Chief Jim Langborg say that the smoke is likely […]
Author: George Henry
MILB All-Star Game; Oregon Sports Hall of Fame
Minor League All-Stars Tonight Three Eugene Emeralds are on tonight’s 2017 Northwest League All Star Team. Aramis Ademan, Luis Aquino, and Gustavo Polanco will take to the field against the Pioneer League All Stars. Festivities tonight at Ron Tonkin Field in Hillsboro include this evening’s home run derby at 5:15 […]
Baker Beach Fire Heavy smoke filled the roadway on 101 north of town last night as crews battled a brush fire at Baker Beach. Just before 8p.m. on Monday evening Crews from Siuslaw Valley Fire and Rescue responded to a report of a fire that quickly grew due to heavy […]
Emeralds Win; Taggart Addresses Media
Ems Put a Couple Wins in the Column After losing one Friday evening to the Hillsboro Hops the Eugene Emeralds bounced back for a couple of heavy hitting nights. On Saturday Em’s hitters combined for 12 hits and racked up 10 runs by the bottom of the third inning to […]
Fish And Wildlife Regulations; Executive Session for Port; Heat Coming; City Celebrates
New Rules For ODFW The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is meeting this Friday in Salem to adopt the 2018 sport fishing regulations. There are some changes expected to the current regulations not all of which will effect fishing here in Lane County or along the coast. For example […]
Superintendent Review; Bridge Work Updates; Law Could Effect Lane County; It’s A Pickle
Grzeskowiak Review Published Siuslaw School Superintendent, Andy Grzeskowiak received high marks for his annual evaluation by the school board. On criteria based on 9 professional performance standards and 5 board goals, as well as a review from staff throughout the district, Grzeskowiak received an overall grade of 3.51 on a […]
Emeralds Ignite Bats
Emeralds Finish Series 2-1 23 year old Matt Swarmer picked up his third win on the year for the Eugene Emeralds and put in 6 innings of work. He did give up 3 runs on 4 hits including a Homer, but Eugene’s offense allowed him to stay in the game […]
Eugene v. Salem-Kaiser
Eugene Holds Fast! The Eugene Emeralds were happy to be home last night but it was no easy task to get by the Salem-Kaiser Volcanoes. The Ems started the 2nd inning in a 2-zip hole but quickly tied it up with 2 runs in the bottom of the inning. It […]