Crash closes Hwy 126 eastbound near Tiernan; flaggers direct traffic through one lane
LANE COUNTY, Ore. — A crash has closed Oregon Highway 126 eastbound about 2 miles west of Tiernan at milepost 7, forcing traffic into a single open lane. Flaggers are directing drivers through the area, and delays are expected. Motorists are urged to slow down and use caution, or...
Missing teen found, ODHS thanks community
EUGENE, Ore. - The Oregon Department of Human Services announced that Jaylynn O'Hara was found on Thursday. According to ODHS, the Child Welfare Division thanked the community for its support in locating O'Hara on July 9. The department did not release additional details about where O'Hara was found or the circumstance
Health Care at the Fair
In 1969, when the Oregon Country Fair was still in its infancy, a small group of White Bird Clinic volunteers showed up with a box of medical supplies and established White Bird Rock Medicine, a nonprofit medical organization that provides services at OCF and other major festivals. Now, 57 years...
Farm Labor in the Valley
Springfield History Museum opens a new exhibit called “Farm Labor in the Valley” July 10, featuring the long history and individual stories of those involved in the Willamette Valley farmworker movement. Artifacts from Eugene Friends of Farmworkers are displayed, including many picket signs and posters from the 1970s f
Farewell (Fair) Friends, Welcome New Faces
This year’s Oregon Country Fair concert lineup honors a late music legend with deep roots at the event, and welcomes an up-and-coming duo of brothers who got their start in Eugene, but who are now based in Brooklyn. At 4:15 pm July 12 on the Main Stage is the...
The Man Who Brought Binders to City Hall
George Brown shaped Eugene for over half a century, from his longtime ownership of Kiva to his stint on the Eugene City Council. He moved to the area in 1970, starting a bookstore in Scarborough Faire, Eugene’s indoor hippie mall — the bookstore later turned into iconic downtown grocery The Kiva, which has been running
Things to do: Watch ‘greatest British play of the 21st century’; catch a madcap...
Happy Thursday, Lookout readers! Is your flowiest outfit ready for primetime?. Let’s get this recommendation out of the way: If you suspect it is at all your vibe, or adjacent to your vibe, you should go to the Oregon Country Fair. I’ve been waiting all year for mid-July to roll around for this year’s woodland escape.
Five-Star Recruit Landen Williams-Callis Denies Texas News As Oregon Waits
The Oregon Ducks got some good news regarding five-star recruit Landen Williams-Callis, who publicly denied recent Texas reports.
Fiddle tunes to liven the atmosphere in Pleasant Hill
Nearly 200 musicians will gather in Pleasant Hill for instruction and merry-making at fiddle camp. West Cascades Fiddle Camp and Workshops will be held July 20 through July 23, at Emerald Valley Christian Academy. The first camp was held in 2012 in West Fir, and has thrived and evolved, while keeping our mission at the
United Way awards $800K in grants to 18 Lane County organizations
LANE COUNTY, Ore. - United Way of Lane County is awarding $800,000 over the next two years in grants to more than a dozen nonprofit organizations across the county. The Boys and Girls Club of Emerald Valley is one of 18 local organizations awarded thousands in grant money through the nonprofit United Way. The club says

















