Elementary, My Dear Oak Hill
School’s out for high school students at the small private Oak Hill School. The pre-K-12 grade school is closing its high school grades, capping its...
‘Working Class Champion’
On April 27, the Lane, Coos, Curry, Douglas Building Trades Council announced that its first-ever “Working Class Champion” award was given to Lane County Commissioner...
Lane County’s Plan to Cut Emissions Approved
Less than two weeks before Earth Day, the Lane County Board of Commissioners OK’d a plan on April 12 that could cut the county’s greenhouse...
4/20 Celebration at the Hippie Museum
Who says 4/20 has to be just one day? To Normal Bean, a local music promoter and founder of Springfield’s Hippie Museum, the celebration is...
Keb’ Mo’ at The Shedd
He’s a five-time Grammy winner who has been described as a living link to the seminal Delta blues that once traveled up and down the...
White Supremacist Jacob Laskey Has Parole Revoked
Notorious white supremacist Jacob Laskey is headed back to prison for what was described at a recent court date as “out of control” meth use,...
Standing for the Flag
While on a walk with his wife, Keith Eddins noticed the flags outside of Hayward Field were tattered. That was days after Russia’s Feb. 24...
Sense of Relief
More than 700 people and dozens of educators, dressed in red as an expression of solidarity, attended the Thursday, Feb. 17 Eugene School District 4J...
Schools Go Mask Optional
Masks in schools have been a contentious subject, often leading to school board meeting disruptions and harassment. On Feb. 28, Oregon state leaders lifted mask...
Oregon to Remove Indoor Mask Requirement
When you wake up on March 12, wearing masks indoors throughout the West Coast will no longer be required. The decision has been moved up...