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EUGENE, Ore. - Bi-Mart announced its decision to close its Cascade Farm and Outdoor stores this spring to focus on expanding its operations in the Northwest. According to Bi-Mart officials, the closure will impact five stores, the first of which opened in Walla Walla, Wash., in 2014, with the most recent in...

.oembed-frame { width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0; border: 0; } This story was updated to add new information. A University of Oregon student was killed after being struck by a car while riding his bicycle near the intersection of 22nd Avenue and Patterson Street in Eugene on Jan. 25. The victim of the crash was...

VENETA, Ore. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is engaging with local communities to discuss master plans for several lakes, emphasizing the importance of public input. Community members have gathered to hear from project leaders about plans for Fern Ridge Lake, Fall Creek, Dexter, Lookout Point, and Hills Creek...

EUGENE, Ore. - Community members gathered on Saturday at the Unitarian Universalist Church for the Solidarity Fair's Winter Free Market. The event, running for more than eight years, offers free goods and services to those who attend. Attendees received clothing, food, and medical care. "From folks living on the...

EUGENE, Ore. - Eugene police responded to a crash involving a motorcycle and two vehicles on the Beltline Highway near the River Road exit that temporarily closed the eastbound lanes on Friday afternoon, according to the Eugene Police Department and the Oregon Department of Transportation. EPD officials said the...

EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene Police Department (EPD) is investigating a fatal crash involving a bicycle and a vehicle at E. 22nd Ave. and Patterson St. The incident was reported at 12:39 p.m. on Sunday, January 26th. The bicyclist, identified as 30-year-old Erick Munene Njue, was pronounced dead at...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Around 3:25 p.m. on Monday, January 26, the Springfield Police Department responded to a reported single vehicle crash near the intersection of Gateway Street and International Way. Multiple callers reported a vehicle crashed into a tree and had come to rest on its side with several...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Seattle, Washington – The Pacific Northwest is entering a noticeable pattern shift as above-normal temperatures take hold during the February 7–20 period, bringing a milder, more spring-like feel to much of...

Joanna Carrabbio and Marco Elliott’s studio spaces are often home to not just works-in-progress, but little pieces of nature: lichen and leaves to be committed to canvas. The two Eugene painters have spent years exploring the environment through explosions of color and texture they found in those pieces of nature. It...

This story was updated because an earlier version contained an inaccuracy. A previous version of this story misattributed a quote to the wrong University of Oregon official. The University of Oregon plans to build a series of dormitories up to six stories tall on the east edge of campus where university land abuts...