Three Mile Prairie Requests Design Review A design review is the focus of the city of Florence Planning commission this evening. The commission will hear from Three Mile Prairie’s Kyle Honeycutt on a request to modify the design of a single-family dwelling unit that will be connected on one concrete […]
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Ems Drop 3 Straight; Ducks Look for Solid End to Pac-12 Tenure
Ems Drop 3 Straight On Friday the Eugene Emeralds won their third game against the Vancouver Canadians 9-1 to take a 3-0 lead in the series, however the Canadians would hold firm on the following three games with a 6-2 win Saturday afternoon and a 4-2 win in the makeup […]
Wreck Closes Westbound 126 at Milepost 3; City Meetings; Razor Clamming Opens; Man Arrested For Arson; Annual Car Show; Air Quality Alert For Eastern Lane County
Wreck Closes Westbound 126 at Milepost 3 An early morning accident this morning caused the closure of westbound 126 for the day as the Oregon State Police reconstruct the accident. At about 6:12 this morning a Log Truck, a gas truck and a box truck collided causing the log truck […]
Ems Beat Canadians; OSU Likes Their Pac-12 Chances
Ems Beat Canadians The Eugene Emeralds have made up 2 games against the League leading Vancouver Canadians. Last night at PK Park the Ems were dialed in 3 home runs in the first three innings followed by 3 runs in the 4th and 4 more in the 5th. they held […]
Airport to Close For Paving Work; Mayoral Search Goes Beyond Current Council; New Services; Money For Lahaina Refugees
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 […]
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 […]




