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 […]
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Viking Football; Ems Get Battered
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; National Night Out; Mail Delays
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 […]
Ems vs. Canadians
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; New Traffic Pattern Begins Today; Wildfire Effects
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; Ems Split Series
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 […]
Ems Lose in Extra Innings
It was a barn burner yesterday afternoon in Everett Washington with the Eugene Emeralds facing the Everett Aqua Sox in game three of their 6 game series. The Ems were leading the sox 11-8 after 8 ½ innings. Everett brought it closer with 2 runs in the 8th and tied […]
Preparedness Expo; Dog Park Shelter; Florence Festival of Books; Wildfire Smoke Effects Plant Life
Preparedness Expo Saturday, August 10th is the Beat the Wave Preparedness expo. The annual presentation is for the general public to learn about what to have ready in the case of a disaster. Several years ago the information released by governing agencies was to be three day ready. In recent […]