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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 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 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 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 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 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 […]
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 […]
Excessive Heat Warning An excessive heat warning for the Mapleton area has been issued for the next two days as temperatures are expected to be around 105 degrees for the upriver communities of Mapleton, Swiss Home and Deadwood. The Triangle Lake area is expected to be around 107 degrees. The […]
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