Eugene OR

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Eugene, OR – Frost coats lawns across Eugene this morning, and the air feels crisp at 32 degrees. Drivers are scraping windshields while gray clouds linger overhead. As of mid-morning, Mahlon Sweet Field...

REI Co-op plans to open a new store at Oakway Center in Eugene, OR, in March, replacing REI’s original location on Lawrence Street, which opened in 1992. That location will close on Sunday, February 22. Both stores will be closed from February 22 to 26. The new store will have a soft opening on Friday, February 27.

Employee-owned discounter Bi-Mart will close its five Cascade Farm and Outdoor locations in Oregon and Washington this spring to focus on its flagship Bi-Mart discount chain. Cascade Farm and Outdoor operates four stores in Oregon in Coos Bay, Keizer, Hood River, and Springfield, and one in Washington in Walla Walla....

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. -Springfield Utility Board (SUB) has secured nearly $10 million from Oregon's Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund to bolster the McKenzie River Water Supply Project. This funding aims to enhance Springfield’s long-term water reliability. According to SUB, the funding includes a $3 million...

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In his recent letter to the editor in Lookout Eugene-Springfield, David Force cites several factors for declining enrollment in Springfield Public Schools: lower birth rates and more relocation to other districts. Both are true. But I ask: Are declining school enrollments inevitable, or can we rethink public...

With snowfall blanketing some parts of Lane County, four school districts are seeing late starts on Feb. 19. Blachly School District is starting three hours late due to overnight snowfall and freezing temperatures, according to a Triangle Lake Charter School Facebook post . Bbuses will run three hours later than...

A week after a report was released finding that Lane County Commissioner David Loveall retaliated against county employees, his colleagues have asked him to formally apologize. Loveall and his attorney, Jill Gibson, disagreed with the findings during Wednesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting. Gibson said personnel...

Eugene City Council rejected a proposal Wednesday that would have banned drivers from giving money to panhandlers. Under the proposed ordinance, motorists could have been fined up to $50 for handing items to pedestrians through their windows while in traffic, including while stopped at a red light. Supporters argued...

To learn how to make a Chicago- or New York-style pizza, Anne’s Pizza co-owner Lew Blond did what any pizza lover would do: study the art of those regional pizzas while in Thailand. Named after Thai chef Anne Changwong, Anne’s Pizza opened in Eugene’s University District in October 2025....