Eugene OR

One of the best things you can do for your garden is add organic matter to the soil. And some of the best organic matter available literally grows on trees — and falls to the ground during autumn. A layer of leaves on your garden will reduce rain compaction,...

The Eugene 4J School District is grappling with a significant budget shortfall, aiming to cut around $30 million by the 2026-2027 school year.

Sweet Home, OR. — The 2025 drawdown of Green Peter Reservoir by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has concluded its primary phase, with City of Sweet Home officials reporting temporary water quality impacts but no threat to public safety. The drawdown began earlier this fall under a federal...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Dense fog is making for a slow start in Eugene, Oregon this morning, with a Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 10:00 AM PST. As fog reduces visibility to near zero in some areas, local travelers need to...

About 25 years ago, University of Oregon biology professor Alan Shanks, recently retired, started daily counts of the bean-sized baby Dungeness crabs washing toward shore in Coos Bay. Over time, he found that the number of megalopae, or larval crabs, counted through the summer correlates with the crab catch four...

If you’re planning your 2026 budget, go ahead and pencil in a higher utility bill. Both the Eugene Water & Electric Board and the Springfield Utility Board plan to raise rates next year. SUB rates. The Springfield Utility Board approved rate increases at its Dec. 10 board meeting following...

Residents of Eugene are bracing for another wave of heavy, persistent rain next week, as a powerful series of atmospheric rivers moves over the Pacific Northwest. The wet outlook follows a brief window of mostly dry, partly sunny weather expected Friday and Saturday. Patchy dense fog is expected Friday morning...

Lane County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue located missing Springfield man Erik Aguilar-Cisneros alive near Hadsall Creek and transported him to a hospital for hypothermia treatment. Lane County, OR. — Lane County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue (SAR) teams have found missing mushroom picker Erik Everardo Aguilar-Cisneros alive...

Emma Roche had a simple wish for her salmon fry, Josie, as she released her into the Willamette River. “I wish my fish would have a good life and live all the way,” said the third grade student at Willagillespie Community School. “And not be eaten by any predators.”

A search warrant executed north of Marcola by Lane County Sheriff’s Office deputies Tuesday, Dec. 9, led to the discovery of an illegal extraction lab for butane hash oil, or BHO, the sheriff’s office said. Detectives over the past year received information linking a 51-year-old Marcola man to...