New Grants Support Economic Development
Lane County is awarding seven local non-profits a total of $200,000 in grant funding to support economic development efforts.
Eugene Police Serves Up Holiday Meals
Eugene police officers and EPD staff served up holiday meals to about 200 people on Dec. 10 at St. Vincent de Paul’s Lindholm Center.
Lane County faces rising food insecurity; Fill Your Pantry sets records
EUGENE, Ore. - The Willamette Farm & Food Coalition (WFFC) recently celebrated a record-breaking Fill Your Pantry event, spotlighting a rise in local food access and farmer support. According to WFFC, the event highlighted a growing food insecurity crisis in Lane County. The 2025 Fill Your Pantry event drew 47...
Lane County schools push for e-waste recycling before deadline
EUGENE, Ore. - Schools in Lane County are gearing up for the 2026 Electronics Recycling Competition. According to Lane County Waste Management, the deadline for registration is today. Schools will compete to recycle the most electronic waste, including old cell phones, televisions, and cords. The annual event aims to...
Eugene’s Olive Street Gets ‘Dirty’: Sling‑In Wiener Opens Downtown Ordering Window
This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. After six years fueling campus days and late nights, family‑owned Sling‑In Wiener has planted roots downtown with a brick‑and‑mortar ordering window at 930 Olive Street. Owners Rev and Misti Hagan are keeping the carts rolling while the interior build‑out...
Lane County’s unspent $35 million from lodging tax sparks discussion on fairgrounds future
EUGENE, Ore. — The Lane County Fairgrounds says it's working on a phased master plan to make improvements to the Lane Events Center over the next 20 years. This plan includes developing a multi-use indoor sports facility, upgrading existing buildings, and improving green spaces and making sure the site remains...
Lookout PM: Lane County’s Medicaid transition
Some 96,000 Medicaid enrollees in Lane County are about to be switched from PacificSource to Trillium as the administrator of their health care benefits. State officials and Trillium executives held a “listening session” yesterday to explain the transition and answer questions. One concern is what happens in cases...
This Unassuming Restaurant In Oregon Serves Up The Best Pastrami Burger You’ll Ever Taste
Hidden in plain sight along a Junction City street sits a culinary wonderland where burgers reach mythological proportions and the word “junkyard” becomes the highest compliment imaginable. Junkyard Extreme Burgers and Brats doesn’t just serve food—it creates edible monuments that challenge the structural integrity...
Fatal Springfield fire: victim dies, cause still under review
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - A house fire on Riviera Court in Springfield early on Dec. 13 resulted in one fatality, according to Eugene Springfield Fire officials. ESF officials said that fire crews responded just before 4 a.m. to a reported fire at a home in the 2800 block of Riviera Court in Springfield. Firefighters...
Wrongful death lawsuit filed after worker crushed, killed by logs in Eugene
A personal representative for the estate of Colton Brant, a 29-year-old Linn County man who died Nov. 1, 2024 , following a train derailment at the Greenhill Reload Main Yard in Eugene, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Coos Bay Rail Line, the International Port of Coos Bay , and a local railroad and salvage...
