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Bethel School District is closing a second school in two years to cut costs. The Bethel school board voted to close Shasta Middle School on Nov. 10, effective at the end of the 2025-26 school year. Students will continue to attend Shasta through June 2026. In June 2025, the district closed Clear Lake Elementary...

Springfield police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that happened Friday night on Pioneer Parkway East and F Street.

EUGENE, Ore. - The owner of Bellizzi's Pizza Joint, Jeremy Bellizzi, made a bold decision to eliminate the use of pennies in his restaurant in the early 2020s. This move marked a cultural shift after nearly a decade away from the industry. “We eliminated it all together, we went from...

EUGENE, Ore. — A 40-year-old man was shot and injured by Eugene Police officers Wednesday afternoon after multiple reports of a man threatening people with a shotgun near the 1400 block of Railroad Boulevard. According to a Eugene Police Department (EPD) press release, 911 callers first reported seeing the...

The board of the Springfield Economic Development Agency voted Nov. 10 to support a Springfield Farmers Market for the next three years. The agency entered into an agreement with the Lane County Farmers Market to establish the weekly market in downtown Springfield. Plans call for the market to take place...

EUGENE, Ore. - A vehicle versus pedestrian crash closed Royal Avenue near Highway 99 North early on Tuesday morning. The incident occurred on Nov. 11 just after 6 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 99 North and Royal Avenue. Eugene police report that a 51-year-old woman driving a Honda Civic struck a 52-year-old...

Lane Community College (LCC) has started the Mentor Connect program. This initiative connects students with business and industry professionals in Lane County. The program is a partnership with Onward Eugene and the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce. Its goal is to improve students’ career readiness through...

The Eugene Airport has big plans, but so far, not enough funds for them to take off. Passenger traffic numbers have plateaued over the last few years, an indicator of the airport’s capacity constraints, Airport Director Cathryn Stephens told the city council on Monday, Nov. 10. The airport —...

The City of Eugene is looking to fund a new peer navigation service to help fill the gaps created by the loss of CAHOOTS. The city published a report this week on its emergency response trends since April. That’s when the mobile crisis intervention program CAHOOTS abruptly shuttered services in town.

The Eugene City Council held a meeting on Monday, facilitating discussion surrounding Automated License Plate Readers, Amazon distribution facility rumors and housing affordability programs. All councilors were present during the meeting, with Councilor Leech calling in from Zoom. During the Committee Reports and...