Eugene businesses close during nationwide economic shutdown
Many Eugene businesses will be closed Jan. 30 for the economic strike dubbed " National Shutdown ." Activists around the country are urging people not to attend school, work, or shop in a call for ICE to leave communities in the U.S. There will be a rally at 2 p.m. at Springfield City Hall then a car caravan will...
After care and safety violations, state psychiatric hospital returns to ‘substantial compliance,’ feds say
The federal government recently notified Oregon State Hospital that the facility is no longer at risk of losing its eligibility to participate in the reimbursement program that provides funding for Medicare patients. Oregon State Hospital is back in a regular rotation of inspections and oversight, after federal...
Coos County Athletics Cheer Team places 1st
The Coos County Athletics Youth Cheerleading Team placed 1st in early January when competing in Springfield at Thurston High School. Coach Melissa Hogan stated : "These girls have works very hard and the parents and I are proud of these kids". Students on this team range between 1st - 5th grade. Students are...
Native Peoples in the Upper McKenzie River
The upper McKenzie River, in Oregon, is a vast wilderness and a tourist fishing location for the past 100 years. Some 30% of the clean water in the Willamette River comes down the Mckenzie. In the latter part of the 19th century, gold mining and began and brought more people to the area. Then hot springs were found...
Commission to consider modifying commercial Dungeness crab fishery rules
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Feb. 20 at the Lane County Armed Forces Readiness Center, 3106 Pierce Parkway in Springfield. The Commission will consider the following two agenda items: Commercial Dungeness crab fishery rules petition ODFW is expecting significant public interest in this agenda...
Let’s be frank and relish the best hot dogs in Eugene
The air has gone cold in classic Eugene fashion. A morning fog leaves a layer of icy frost, and if we’re lucky, the sun peaks out for the early hours of the day. However, one item remains consistently warm, squished between a bun covered with a range of eclectic toppings: the hot dog.
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2024 shooting death north of Coburg
Sean Joseph Lynn, a 32-year-old man arrested in 2024 after a fatal shooting north of Coburg, pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter Monday, Jan. 26. Court records show a Lane County grand jury indicted Lynn on a second-degree murder charge in connection with the death of a Harrisburg man, 49-year-old Derrick...
Springfield community forum to address concerns over elementary school curriculum focus
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Springfield community members are holding a public forum Wednesday night (Jan. 28) regarding the future of education in Springfield's public schools. The forum is hosted by the Community Alliance for Public Education. They're here to discuss SPS's elementary school curriculum. KVAL - 6 p.m....
Stuck gas pedal leads to Springfield crash, hospitalizing three
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - A fiery crash in Springfield resulted in multiple people being transported to the hospital on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency dispatch logs show emergency responders were dispatched at 4:07 p.m. on Jan. 28 to a motor vehicle crash with injuries in the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and Hayden...
Springfield to give Main Street property to affordable housing developer
A new affordable housing development in the works in Springfield will be called Sawyer Station as a nod to the city’s lumber heritage. That’s according to Darcy Phillips, executive director of Cornerstone Community Housing, the local affordable housing developer working on the project. Phillips said Sawyer Station...
