New Ad Hoc Group Plans to Bring Racial Justice to Policing
The Eugene Police Commission is doing some things differently in response to the ongoing protests against racist police brutality that has put more eyes on...
OSU Keeps Eye on Sewage to Monitor COVID-19
The COVID-19 shit storm just got a little more interesting. Oregon State University researchers are monitoring Corvallis’s wastewater to keep an eye on COVID-19. The...
School Districts Lay Out Plans for Reopening
Eugene School District 4J School District Superintendent Cydney Vandercar started off her update to the school board on Aug. 19 with a song. For community...
Sen. Ron Wyden Brings Oregon Post Office Tour to Eugene
On the day Post Master General Louis DeJoy had a Senate hearing about his controversial policies in the USPS, Sen. Ron Wyden brought his statewide...
Benjamin Lundberg Arrested on Child Sex Abuse Charges
Three days after Christine Lundberg abruptly resigned as Springfield mayor, her son Benjamin Lundberg, 39, was arrested on 10 counts of encouraging child sex abuse....
Getting Around
Eugene’s Active Transportation Committee is up to its handlebars in projects right now. The group advises the city’s transportation staff and the Eugene City Council...
Why the USPS is Removing Eugene Mailboxes
President Donald Trump isn’t quiet about his hate for the U.S. Postal Service. On Thursday, Aug. 13, he took it further by saying in a...
Springfield Police Advisory Board Meets, Discusses Protests
The Springfield Police Advisory Committee met for the first time since February to hear from the public, discuss recent protests and announce an opening on...
Gov. Kate Brown Considering Interstate Travel Ban
Like the rest of the U.S., Oregon has been unable to slow the spread of COVID-19. Although we are better off than many other states,...
County Commissioners Talk COVID and Redistricting
Lane County commissioners and county staff discussed how to contain the spread of COVID-19 and how to best help businesses and schools during the pandemic...