For new Montessori school, focus is on transparency and community
Last fall, parents and teachers at a south Eugene Montessori school repainted the pale blue building, turning it teal with yellow and orange trim. A transformation also took place inside the building. After the director of Far Horizons Montessori School stopped paying teachers and closed the school, the community...
‘Link Up’ program enriches Eugene youth with music
EUGENE, Ore. - The Hult Center buzzed with excitement as 2,000 students gathered for a special Youth Symphony concert. The event, called "Link Up," is a youth program in partnership with Carnegie Hall in New York. Musicians visit classrooms beforehand to teach students how to sing and play along on their recorders....
UO whistleblower lawsuit alleges job termination after filing complaints about supervisor
A former longtime University of Oregon business employee alleges retaliation by the university after she complained about a supervisor’s “mismanagement, gross waste of funds, and abuse of authority.”. Cherokee Staples filed a wrongful discharge lawsuit Wednesday, March 11, in Lane County Circuit Court, also alleging...
Eugene police arrest two suspects, seize fentanyl, cash and loaded firearms
Police in Eugene, Oregon say a drug investigation resulted in the arrest of two people and the seizure of fentanyl, cash and firearms. According to the Eugene Police Department, officers with the agency’s Street Crimes Unit were conducting a narcotics investigation when they observed a meeting between Reilly Quinn...
Menacing Arrest in Eugene
A man faces multiple charges after Lane County sheriff’s deputies responded to a reported menacing call in Eugene.
Eugene police warn of rising wire transfer scams targeting older bank customers
EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene Police Department is warning the public about wire transfer scams. A Eugene bank has advised the Eugene Police Department they have seen an uptick in older persons who are coming into the bank for a ‘wire transfer,’ where the money ultimately ends up in a scammer’s account.
Local businesses thrive at Eugene’s Lane County Home and Garden Show
The Lane County Home and Garden Show is underway at the Lane Events Center in Eugene, drawing tens of thousands with exhibitions, seminars, and guest speakers, and will continue through Sunday.
Eugene police arrest armed suspects in two separate overnight incidents
Police in Eugene, Oregon arrested two men during separate late-night incidents involving weapons, according to the Eugene Police Department. First incident involves armed, intoxicated suspect. Officers responded around 10:53 p.m. on March 11 to the 3600 block of Westward Ho Avenue after receiving reports of a man...
Eugene’s new REI location opens, with cowbells, freebies and ‘stoke’
Imagine a mob of Black Friday shoppers, except they’re sporting socks and sandals, hipster beanies and ear-to-ear grins. Welcome to the grand opening of the REI at Eugene’s Oakway Center. The event on Friday, March 13, celebrated REI’s move from its original Eugene location at Lawrence Street and...
Springfield’s midyear teacher layoffs violated labor law, union says
A previous version of this story failed to account for licensed staff who did not participate in the no-confidence vote. The story has also been updated to clarify that the administrators named in the letter sent to board members were not named during the public comment period at the March 9 meeting. A copy of the...
