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Ems Bounce Back The Eugene Emeralds bounced back from Tuesday night’s thrashing with a smattering of hit against the Canadians of Vancouver. The Ems put up 14 hits and garnered 9 runs which started with a Rodolfo Nolasco homer in the top of the second, while holding the Canadians to […]
Commissioner on Redistricting The Lane County Commission is made up of five members, each must be from one of five different districts divided equally in population. Election law requires the dividing lines not split “like” communities and be redrawn following the decennial census. The last redistricting was done in 2021 […]
Commissioner Weigh County Charter Change The Lane County Board of Commissioners eventually approved the referral of a question to voters in the November election that would amend the county’s charter. The measure, forwarded to the board by a special committee tasked with developing the changes, lays out the process for […]
Viking Football Siuslaw Football is gearing up for their annual football camp next week. It will be the official start of training for the athletes. However, they are in the weight room for training this week. Siuslaw will move to 3A special district 4 as part of the Far West […]
Scams Abound Scams continue to be perpetrated on the elderly and unaware. Reports of calls coming in of a 3 million dollar win have hit the Florence area. The scammers are congratulating the caller and telling them all they have to do is to get a prepaid card with a […]
The Eugene Emeralds are back at it this evening against the second place Vancouver Canadians. The Ems lag 5 games behind second place and are 9 wins behind the league leading Spokane Indians. The Ems will host the 6 game series at PK Park. This evening’s first pitch will be […]
Air Quality Alert An Air quality alert has been issued for Lane county for today. The Lane Regional Air Protection Agency says air quality can worsen through the day today, but the majority of the issue is in eastern Lane County and not expected to have a significant effect on […]
Jensen Adds to Record Book Siuslaw Viking Kale Jensen continues to impress as he surpasses another record last week at the Oregon Track Club’s meet at Hayward Field on Thursday. Kale reached 6’4” to win the 13-18 age group. He is now in a 3-way tie for 6th place all […]
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