City to sell 22 undeveloped acres in Jasper Meadows area
The city of Springfield is planning to sell an undeveloped parcel of land in southeast Springfield adjacent to the Jasper Meadows development. A purchase and sale agreement for the 22-acre property along Linda Lane, south of Mt. Vernon Road and east of Jasper Road, was signed by Damon Kluck, manager of Jasper Hills...
PeaceHealth ER switch-up puts anti-consolidation bill to the test
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth’s plan to replace emergency services contracts at three Oregon locations has raised questions as to whether the move violated the state’s new corporate healthcare transaction law, according to a March 10 article in The Lund Report. PeaceHealth announced that it would not renew...
Jury sides with fired child welfare worker in whistleblower retaliation case
A jury Friday, March 6, found the Oregon Department of Human Services responsible for retaliating against a former child protective services worker. Haylee Cramblit lost her job after an October 2022 investigation into the welfare of a 3-year-old child. The jury — after four days of testimony and arguments in...
All the protests we could find happening in Eugene this weekend
The people of Eugene-Springfield want to be heard, and protesting is one way residents can express themselves. Several gatherings are planned in Lane County in the coming days. A protest at PeaceHealth is happening March 12, where attendees will stand in opposition to the hospital system's decision to award an...
36-year-old man cited after standoff in tree prompts shelter-in-place notice
Eugene, OR – A 36-year-old man was cited after a lengthy incident that prompted a temporary shelter-in-place notice in the area of Jackson Street, according to the Eugene Police Department. Police said officers and firefighters with the Eugene Springfield Fire Department responded around 2:15 p.m. on March 7 to...
Eugene mayor meets with Dalai Lama, visits sister city
Mayor Kaarin Knudson: I was honored to have an audience with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India, where the Tibetan government is in exile. Presenter: The mayor of Eugene shared news about her recent trip to our first sister city, Kathmandu. March 9, Mayor Kaarin Knudson:. Mayor...
Eugene bust targets suspected fentanyl dealer; loaded guns seized
EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene Police Department Street Crimes Unit investigation has led to one arrest and the seizure of drugs and guns, the department said Thursday. During an ongoing narcotics investigation, the EPD's Street Crimes Unit observed a meeting between 34-year-old Eugene resident Reilly Quinn Slater and...
Sean Joseph Lynn sentenced to 10 years for shooting mother’s fiancé
Sean Joseph Lynn, 32, was sentenced to 10 years in prison with credit for time served after pleading guilty to killing 49-year-old Derrick Adam McKee in Harrisburg on Aug. 19, 2024. Lynn was sentenced in Lane County Circuit Court by Judge Jay McAlpin on March 11, which would have been McKee's 51st birthday. McKee was...
Eugene contractor accountant gets 96 months for $642,000 embezzlement, DA says
EUGENE, Ore. — On March 10, 2026, a Lane County Circuit Court judge sentenced Melisa Ann Juline Jaragosky to 96 months in prison and 24 months of post-prison supervision for embezzling $642,000 from Harvey and Price Co., a mechanical services contractor based out of Eugene, the Lane County District Attorney’s Office...
Eugene, Coburg stand with coastal residents fighting any ICE detention camp in Oregon
The community of Newport, on the central Oregon Coast, worked hard late last year in pushing back against the federal government’s attempts to target Newport for an immigration detention facility. Strong local protests from the residents and allies of Newport, and litigation from the Newport Fishermen’s Wives,...
