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EUGENE, Ore. – Our Pets of the Week, a bonded pair of kitties named Soran and Kieran, offer up double the opportunity for a pair of loving feline friends!. Greenhill Humane Society officials said that these bonded brothers are about a year old and must be adopted together. Their ideal home would be indoor only where th

Following a series of emergencies on July 17, Upper McKenzie Rural Fire Protection District Fire Chief Joel Zeni is urging Lane County and regional emergency service leaders to take immediate action to expand ambulance capacity in the upper McKenzie Valley. In a letter to the Lane County Board of Commissioners,...

Contractors at the historic Mill Street School removed layers of plywood, vinyl and carpet to reveal the building’s original wood floors from 1921. “If you just had vinyl in here or carpet or whatever, you would lose a lot of that original character that makes this place so special,” said Jenna Fribley, an architect at

A 49-year-old man was sentenced Monday, July 20, to three years in prison for killing a 62-year-old woman in a 2022 vehicle collision on Highway 99 in Eugene. Curtis Dewayne Smith, of Eugene, was driving a 2009 Dodge 2500 pickup truck north and struck a Toyota RAV4 just north of Royal Avenue as the Toyota crossed the n

Eugene and Springfield air quality pushed into the upper end of the moderate range late Tuesday, July 21. Air quality is measured on the Air Quality Index (AQI) scale from 0 to 500, color-coded, with higher numbers indicating worse conditions and dark red signaling hazardous air. Moderate conditions run up to 100, afte

Oregon’s Employment Relations Board ruled July 9 that Springfield Public Schools were in the wrong in denying union access to teachers during their preparation time last year. Springfield’s teachers union, the Springfield Education Association, in May 2025 filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the Oregon Employ

In early July, Katie Moss was making marionberry galettes at Moss Culinary Studio, her new storefront bakery in downtown Eugene. Last week, she slapped pickled golden beets and whipped feta on focaccia. She knows her local farms so well she can tell you where her favorite cucumbers come from (Upriver Organics).

Concerts are free with a food donation July 30 – August 14. Every summer, favorite Eugene-Springfield bands perform live at Willamalane’s Concerts in the Park series at Island Park. This summer, shows will be on Thursday and Friday evenings, July 30 – August 14. Each show features a different band, with a variety of mu

Oregon quarterbacks coach Koa Ka'ai joins the Autzen Audibles Podcast for an extensive conversation about his first offseason leading the position group and the development taking place inside one of the Ducks' most important rooms. Ka'ai discusses the additional responsibilities he has taken on since moving into the p

Starting Wednesday, July 22, Lane County Parks is making changes to the parking lot at Mount Pisgah. Construction at the Howard Buford Recreation Area’s Arboretum/Main Summit Trail parking lot is anticipated to continue through October. The parking lot improvements include reconstruction and paving, new ADA-accessible