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Ems Suffer Another Loss

Ems Suffer Another Loss After an 11-2 beat down of the Tri-City Dust Devils on Sunday evening the Dust Devils returned the favor on their hosts the Eugene Emeralds.  The dust Devils bats exploded with 20 hits last night at PK Park and that turned into 13 runs for Tri-City […]

OCHS Announces New Executive Director; Isthmus Slough Bridge to Close for the Weekend; Scotus Protest Rallies Planned

OCHS Announces New Executive Director In just under two weeks the Oregon Coast Humane Society has filled two important posts that have been vacant.  Ochs announced last week the hiring of a shelter manager Marina Lewis from Texas. And yesterday OCHS board President Shauna Robbers told Coast radio news that […]

Water Treatment Plant Seeps Toxins; Aftershocks Hit; Air Quality Alert Lifted; Gas Prices Dip

Water Treatment Plant Seeps Toxins The City of Florence released a statement yesterday afternoon regarding operations at its waste water treatment plant.  According to the release, due to high levels of a filamentous bacteria called S. natans caused some materials in the final stage to bulk together and not settling […]

Earthquake Shakes Ocean Floor; Increased Traffic Enforcement Through Labor Day; Air Quality Issue; Wastewater Service Extension Planned

Earthquake Shakes Ocean Floor A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Oregon at 1:30 this morning.  According to the USGS the earthquake was about 170 miles due west of Florence at a depth of 6 miles.  There is no tsunami threat according to officials at USGS.  The […]