Airport to Close For Paving Work Maintenance requirements will cause the closing of the Florence Municipal airport for a week beginning Monday August 21st. from 7 am Monday through the following Monday, August 28th at 7am the airport runway, taxiway and apron will be receiving repairs in the form of […]
Author: George Henry
Newport High Schooler Dies After Soccer Practice; Ems Get a Win Against League Leading Canadians
Newport High Schooler Dies After Soccer Practice Sad news out of the Newport community, a Newport High School Student athlete has died after participating in an afternoon soccer practice on Monday. Yael Felix-Trejo died after falling ill on the field. Monday was the first day for fall practices for Oregon […]
Missing Boy; Off-Shore Wind Farms; Annual Yard Sale; Gas Prices Still Climbing
Missing Boy An 11-year old boy, in foster care in Springfield, is missing and believed to be in danger. The Child Welfare Division of the Oregon Department of Human Services says Chayton Owings has family in Florence and may attempt to travel to the coast. He has been missing since […]
Ems Game Cancelled; Ducks Head Inside; Beavers Ranked in Top 25
Ems Game Cancelled Last night’s Eugene Emeralds game was postponed due to poor air quality. The Ems office made the announcement yesterday afternoon and no decision has been made on rescheduling. Tonight’s game is also in jeopardy with predicted poor air quality for the city of Eugene. Those who held […]
Dunes City Meeting; Hot Temps and Air Quality; Mapleton School Board; Shelter Meeting Set
Dunes City Meeting Who will take over the mayor’s position in Dunes City will not likely be addressed tonight during the August meeting of the Dunes City Council. Mayor Sheldon Meyer resigned suddenly at the end of a special meeting last week. Two current sitting councilors, council president Susan Shaw […]
Pac-12; Emeralds
Pac-12 The fervor over the dismantling of the Pac-12 has died down for the moment as the teams get ready for the final season. A new Pac-12 lineup could be in the making with teams like San Diego State, SMU and Tulane being considered, but Stanford and Cal are still […]
City Council Hears From Public on Homeless Shelter; Temps Ease a Bit; Black and White Recycling Event
City Council Hears From Public on Homeless Shelter An impassioned plea for and against the building of a year round homeless shelter was heard last night. After a presentation of the specifics of the shelter and an explanation of the laws put into effect by city attorney Ross Williamson thirty […]
Ems and Aqua Sox Split Series
By the end of the night on Sunday the Eugene Emeralds had evened the series with the Everett Aqua Sox. The Ems took game 4 on Friday 5-4 and Everett took Saturdays game 7-4. Last night the Ems shut out the Sox for the final game. The ems scored only […]