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Our Town, August 2018

August 2018 Edition of Our Town: Be Ready…Emergency Preparedness   Class Act Theater: Curtain Call   Leah Goodwin Tribute   National Night Out   New Florence Food Share Executive Director   School Bond Advisory Committee Update

Florence Oregon Kite Surfer

Mariner Dies After Capsizing; Greentrees Fire; Herring Reprieve; Motorcyclist’s Name Released; School Board Meeting; National Night Out

Mariner Dies After Capsizing The U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter and two 47 foot life boats responded to a capsized boat at the North Jetty near the mouth of the Siuslaw River yesterday around 2:50 pm. Just after low tide.  Coast Guard crews recovered one person from the water who was […]

Boats on the Siuslaw

National Night Out; Several Accidents Fill Weekend; Lane County Fair Attendance Dips Slightly, But Not Revenues

National Night Out The community will be gathering tomorrow evening at Miller Park for the first annual National Night out in Florence.  This is Florence’s first official National Night Out event.  The Program began in 1984.  The first National Night Out involved 400 communities in 23 states and more than […]

Eugene Emeralds Baseball

Ems Clip Indians for Series Win

Ems Clip Indians for Series Win The Minor League Baseball System will be having their All-Star Game tomorrow evening which means no baseball for the Ems tonight.  Over the weekend the Eugene Emeralds managed to take a series away from the Spokane Indians.  The Ems  had 6 runs on 6 […]

Eugene Emeralds Baseball

Ems Drop Another; SOS Golf Tournament

Ems Drop Another It was a close one in Eugene last night as the Ems come home for a 5 game home stand against the Spokane Indians.  Eugene struck early when 3rd baseman Luke Reynolds hit a 2 run homer.  Reynolds connects again in the fifth with a line drive […]