Eugene OR

Eugene city councilors discussed member turnover on the volunteer Police Commission and approved updates to council operating agreements during a Monday, Oct. 13, work session. Police Commission Chair Emeilia Foulkes and Police Chief Chris Skinner presented work completed in 2025 by the 12-member citizens’ board,...

Lane County commissioners approved a plan Wednesday, Oct. 14, to dip into county reserves and use nearly $5 million to partially plug a hole in the county’s community corrections services budget. County commissioners said it comes in response to state revenues that fail to keep pace with costs and...

There’s a vacant seat on the Springfield City Council, and councilors plan to interview the one person who applied to fill it: Andrew Buck, who chairs the Springfield Planning Commission and serves on the Willamalane Park and Recreation District budget committee. Lane County commissioners patched a hole in the...

EUGENE, Ore. - Eugene police responded to a report of a suspicious man following two teenage girls in Tugman Park on Oct. 14, according to the Eugene Police Department. EPD officials said that the girls managed to flee safely, but the suspect remains at large. The suspect is described as a white male in his 30s, with...

Eugene, OR – Eugene Springfield Fire, in partnership with the Oregon Department of the State Fire Marshal, will conduct live fire training in an acquired residential structure near 38th Street and Virginia Avenue in Springfield on October 14 and October 20, 2025, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. The...

EUGENE, Ore. – Our Pet of the Week, Major Tom, is a sweet, calm, and loving gentleman who would be ideal for a family seeking a gentle and fun-loving pup in their life!. According to Greenhill Humane Society staff, this seven-year-old mixed breed loves to go for walks and is very well-mannered. Major Tom weighs 61...

Chris Nidel scrolled through a Facebook group about cattle dogs when he came across a thumb-stopping post: A woman wrote that three of her dogs died of the same cancer. “You may want to check what’s in the water,” he recalled writing in a comment. “She said, ‘Every morning we go for a walk along a canal. It smells...

Lane County Commissioners authorized pay raises Wednesday for four elected officials, including the Sheriff and the District Attorney. Commissioners approved 2.8% cost of living adjustments for the Justice of the Peace, Assessor, District Attorney and Sheriff, as well as additional raises, called compression, to...

Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner: I think what we've identified through our experience in the Police Commission is a vulnerability amongst all of our boards and commissions. Presenter: The Eugene Police Commission presented its annual report and work plan Oct. 13. One city councilor asked what the Commission had...

I grew up in Springfield, Oregon, born in 1981, and when I was a kid in the early 90s, I remember hearing about a wild little place up in Portland called the X-Ray Café. As a kid of course with no car yet, Portland a bit out of reach as it was 2 hours away. […]