Extra Innings for the Ems The Eugene Emeralds lost a nail biter last night. The Ems, visiting the Tri-City Dust Devils were all tied up after 4 innings in a 1-1 pitching duel. Matt Swarmer started for the Ems and went 5 and a third innings giving up 5 hits, […]
Author: George Henry
Tall Ships Not Profitable; School Board Meeting; Watershed Council Special Presentation
Tall Ships Fall Short The Festival of Sail’s visit to Coos County was not a financial windfall. A summary report released by the Coos Bay Boat Building Center shows last month’s event resulted in a net loss of more than $80,000. The World newspaper reports that attendance numbers fell short of projections. Prospective sponsors were […]
Emeralds Run Amok!
Emeralds Score in 8 of 9 Innings The Eugene Emeralds sprinkled hits and runs throughout the game last night. They only had one scoreless inning in the 5th. Short Stop Aramis Ademan started it off in the first with a solo home run. Enrique De Los Rios picked up his […]
Weeks Dies in Crash; Lane County Fair Opens; Umpqua Bridge Repairs; Veteran Seminar
Former Siuslaw Principle Killed Another tragic accident has affected the Florence community. Oregon state Police reported that they were investigating a fatal motorcycle accident on Tuesday morning. At approximately 10:35 a black 2015 BMW motorcycle ridden by former Siuslaw High School Principle John Weeks crashed into the side of a […]
Helping Hands Moves Forward; Chip And Seal Date Moved; Possible Hit and Run
Helping Hands Holds On Is there life after the planning commission decision? Debbie Hamilton with Helping Hands believes there is. After the Planning commission decided not to grant a use variance for a vacant building on Highway 101 Helping Hands had to come up with a new plan for feeding […]
Emeralds Make It 4 In A Row
Another Win for the Ems The Eugene Emeralds came from behind last night to take game 3 in the 5 game series against the Everett Aqua Sox. The Ems were down 4 – 1 in the bottom of the 5th inning when a Zach Davis single scored Rafael Narea. Then […]
3 Game Win Streak
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 […]
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 […]