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Man Rescued from Surf A new resident to the Florence area is being heralded this morning after a daring rescue. Two visitors to the Oregon Coast are lucky to be alive today after being caught in a riptide yesterday afternoon. Florence Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Bettina Hannigan […]
Ems Shut Out The Tri-City Dust Devils may sit at the bottom of the Northwest League, but that does not mean that they will roll over for the Eugene Emeralds. The Dust Devils pitched a 3 hit shut out last night on their home turf. And attacked early with a […]
Ems Series The Eugene Emeralds begin a 6 game series on the road this evening against the Tri-City Dust Devils. The two team hold the two bottom spots of the league with just 18 games remaining. The Ems will have two more series after this one. First it will be […]
School Board Meetings Classes at area schools resume in just over two weeks, but school boards at Siuslaw and Mapleton have been at work most of the summer. Both boards will meet tomorrow, separately, for what will be the first meetings of the school year. In Florence, the Siuslaw board […]
Shake Alert Gets Updated Sensors The threat of a potential major earthquake along the Oregon Coast has been looming for decades, but more recently came under close scrutiny after a New York Times article 8 years ago detailed the possibility of a quake and the lack of preparedness some cities […]
It was a 4 hit shut out for the Eugene Emeralds last night at PK Park. The Ems held the Hops to just 4 hits over 9 innings and recorded 10 runs in the process including 3 homers two of them from Bryce Eldridge. In the bottom of the 8th […]
It has been an up and down season for the Eugene Emeralds. Last night it was an up as the Ems outscored the Hops 5-1. A line drive in the bottom of the third by Charlie Szykowny drove in two runs to take a 4-1 lead. In the bottom of […]
Veteran’s Help For Repairs Oregon has more than 270-thousand veterans. Many of them may not know they’re eligible for home modification grants through the U-S Department of Veterans Affairs. An A-A-R-P survey found 60 percent of veterans aged 45 and older weren’t aware of grants available through the V-A. A-A-R-P […]
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