2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (18+ words) Things to do: Paper plane contest, AI at the ballet, a blues god, a mushroom documentary'Lookout Eugene-Springfield...

2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (656+ words) From the leadoff spot to the dugout, Butler's historic bat and leadership helped fuel a sweep of Iowa." Elon Butler was almost perfect. Sure, the Oregon senior went 6-for-6 Saturday in a 14-13 extra-inning win over Iowa. And yes, the Cal…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (543+ words) The site of Oregon City, the first incorporated city west of the Mississippi, also was the most important Indigenous settlement on Kalapuya land. Oregon's first city is blooming. Come see for yourself this spring. Two easy hikes take you on…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (1067+ words) The four girls from Buena Vista Elementary first bonded over their love of books. After years of close family friendships and daily preparation, the Reading Koalas and their supporters will travel to Salem for the Oregon Battle of the Books…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (952+ words) Mayor Kaarin Knudson broke a tie vote on the council to approve the the addition of four positions. It is part of a long-term strategy to boost jobs and tax revenue in Eugene. But facing a budget shortfall, it remains…...

12+ hour, 56+ min ago  (483+ words) County officials are considering locating the Clean Lane recycling facility instead at the Short Mountain Landfill. The county had approved $1. 3 million for initial engineering for that work in December while awaiting the appeal on the Goshen site to be decided....

16+ hour, 29+ min ago  (516+ words) The motion is part of a lawsuit, filed last month, that seeks to stop Peace Health's plans to contract with Atlanta-based Apollo MD for its emergency departments. The case was recently moved from Lane County court to federal court. This…...

19+ hour, 56+ min ago  (473+ words) Rebecca Schuman, daughter of the former UO professor who was killed in the crash, told the court before sentencing that she found herself "compelled toward mercy." Stolarczyk also spoke during the sentencing hearing, saying "I take full responsibility for my…...

18+ hour, 13+ min ago  (633+ words) The April event, organized by Friends of Eugene Public Library, will feature an estimated 40, 000 books. The sale will be at the Lane Events Center. Last year it attracted more than 6, 000 patrons. In a warehouse just off Highway 99, some 40, 000 books, carefully…...

18+ hour, 31+ min ago  (706+ words) Three public utilities continue to track a decades-old groundwater plume at the site of the Springfield mill. The chemical contamination is pentachlorophenol, a toxic wood preservative used at the site by the former owner, Weyerhaeuser. Pockets of contamination remain above the…...