36-year-old man cited after standoff in tree prompts shelter-in-place notice
Eugene, OR – A 36-year-old man was cited after a lengthy incident that prompted a temporary shelter-in-place notice in the area of Jackson Street, according to the Eugene Police Department. Police said officers and firefighters with the Eugene Springfield Fire Department responded around 2:15 p.m. on March 7 to...
Eugene mayor meets with Dalai Lama, visits sister city
Mayor Kaarin Knudson: I was honored to have an audience with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharamshala, India, where the Tibetan government is in exile. Presenter: The mayor of Eugene shared news about her recent trip to our first sister city, Kathmandu. March 9, Mayor Kaarin Knudson:. Mayor...
Eugene bust targets suspected fentanyl dealer; loaded guns seized
EUGENE, Ore. — A Eugene Police Department Street Crimes Unit investigation has led to one arrest and the seizure of drugs and guns, the department said Thursday. During an ongoing narcotics investigation, the EPD's Street Crimes Unit observed a meeting between 34-year-old Eugene resident Reilly Quinn Slater and...
Sean Joseph Lynn sentenced to 10 years for shooting mother’s fiancé
Sean Joseph Lynn, 32, was sentenced to 10 years in prison with credit for time served after pleading guilty to killing 49-year-old Derrick Adam McKee in Harrisburg on Aug. 19, 2024. Lynn was sentenced in Lane County Circuit Court by Judge Jay McAlpin on March 11, which would have been McKee's 51st birthday. McKee was...
Eugene contractor accountant gets 96 months for $642,000 embezzlement, DA says
EUGENE, Ore. — On March 10, 2026, a Lane County Circuit Court judge sentenced Melisa Ann Juline Jaragosky to 96 months in prison and 24 months of post-prison supervision for embezzling $642,000 from Harvey and Price Co., a mechanical services contractor based out of Eugene, the Lane County District Attorney’s Office...
Eugene, Coburg stand with coastal residents fighting any ICE detention camp in Oregon
The community of Newport, on the central Oregon Coast, worked hard late last year in pushing back against the federal government’s attempts to target Newport for an immigration detention facility. Strong local protests from the residents and allies of Newport, and litigation from the Newport Fishermen’s Wives,...
McLaughlin: Nate Bittle Isn’t Like Most College Athletes in 2026
College Sports are changing. They don’t have the same feel in some areas as they used to. I’m not even that old (28) and I know how much this is the case. I can only imagine how a lifelong, 50+ year old Duck fan feels. Plenty of things...
Penn State softball set for West Coast trip to Oregon State, open Big Ten...
After spending several weekends down South, Penn State is set to take off to the West Coast for a group of games in the Beaver State. The Nittany Lions will face Oregon State for a midweek matchup before heading to Eugene for their first Big Ten series against No. 21 Oregon.
Ninkasi Brewing embroiled in $3 million lawsuit with investors
Eugene beer giant Ninkasi Holding Co. is under fire after a group of individual investors from California filed a $3 million lawsuit against Ninkasi and its business partner, Wings & Arrow, alleging misrepresentation of funds. The suit alleges funds raised for Great Frontier Holdings , which was supposed to be an...
West Springfield Community Newsletter for Wednesday, March 11
Good morning! It’s March 11 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…. Today will be cloudy with a little rain. There is a 55% chance of rain. The high will be 58 with a low of 50. Cloudy now, changing to rain at 10 a.m.

















