Patmon delivers the winning hit for the Ducks in Super Regionals
EUGENE, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon’s softball team went into extra innings before getting a 3-2 win over visiting Liberty in Game 1 of the best-of-three Super Regionals on Friday night. After seeing the Flames tie the game in the sixth inning, Oregon took care of business in extra...
SOU adds 2 runners-up, 5 All-Americans on NAIA final day
MARION, Ind. — Runner-up finishes for Carson Le Bel in the pole vault and Frankie Maciel in the 5,000 meters gave Southern Oregon a big finishing kick that included three additional All-America performances as the NAIA Outdoor Championships wrapped up Friday at the IWU Track & Field Complex. The...
‘Wait Wait’ for May 24, 2025: With Not My Job guest Ego Nwodim
This week's show was recorded in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Ego Nwodim and panelists Hari Kondabolu, Dulcé Sloan, and Tom Papa. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show. Who's Bill This Time. Air Traffic Jam; Final...
Local garden group hosts free Memorial Day barbecue at Eugene church
EUGENE, Ore. — Monday is Memorial Day - and the Annie Mims Garden Collaborative is hosting a free barbecue. It's taking place at the old Our Redeemer Church on Maxwell Road in northwest Eugene. It'll run Monday from 12-4 p.m. and will provide locally sourced food prepared by Yardy...
Humans of Lane County: Supporting physicians in a time of transition
Health care in Lane County is experiencing what Kianna Cabuco described as a "big transition." As executive director of the Lane County Medical Society, Cabuco gets to see the human side of that transition. "I really like being able to see the human side and build these connections with (physicians) and have...
Beloved Eugene school closes to become community center
Entering under a gold, blue and white balloon arch, community members of all ages, from preschoolers to alumni in their 70s, walked through the halls of Clear Lake Elementary School for the last time this week. The elementary school, which has a 73-year-old history in the community, is shutting its doors at the end...
PeaceHealth cuts 1% of staff
PeaceHealth has laid off approximately 1% of its workforce, with cuts impacting staff at Sacred Heart RiverBend in Springfield and Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. The healthcare system cites rising costs and the need to improve operations, but some employees say they were blindsided and are turning to their...
Eugene restaurant news: New coffee, new Mexican food and a chicken chain open up
Three new restaurants are in the spotlight across Eugene this week. Xocolate Coffee Company, a new coffee shop off W 11th Avenue, is bringing Mexican flavors to the coffee realm of Eugene. La Estacion Mexican Cocina is a new Mexican restaurant that opened in the 5th Street Public Market, offering fresh, delicious...
Packed house at the Jane sees Ducks robbed by Liberty lawyer ball, then sweet...
Before a sold out crowd of 2500 under early evening sunny skies, the Ducks were robbed of a run in the first inning and a chance to hit for the lead in the 7th, Kai Luschar twice called out on challenges for leaving early.
Oregon SB: Walk-off magic continues as Ducks take game one of Eugene Super Regional
EUGENE, Ore--For second time in less than a week, the walk-off magic in Jane Sanders Stadium lives on. With the game on the line in the bottom of the 8th inning, and a mirror situation with runners on the corner like in Game 7 against Stanford, Dez Patmon would find the will to cap off another game winner.
