Year 2025

Juanita Avila stands at the front desk of her grocery store, Juanita's Latina Store in Cottage Grove, Oregon, the day after she was arrested by ICE agents. Avila had her green card in her pocket during the encounter. BOB WILLIAMS / THE CHRONICLE

LANE COUNTY – Election results are in. Last week, voters in Cottage Grove and Creswell had the opportunity to decide whether or not to increase funding for South Lane Fire and Rescue. The measure on the ballot for South Lane residents gave voters the chance…

SPRINGFIELD – Springfield residents voted yes last week to approve an increase to the Eugene-Springfield Fire Department’s local option fire levy. Ballot Measure #20-371 proposes a five-year levy of 53 cents per $1,000 assessed value beginning in July 2026 – an increase of 15 cents.…

McKENZIE BRIDGE – On Nov. 9 at about 11 a.m., Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of two individuals shooting at each other in the 54700 block of Caddis Lane, McKenzie Bridge. Deputies responded and cleared the property, locating two males with life-threatening…

SPRINGFIELD – A weekly farmers market is coming to Downtown Springfield. The Springfield Economic Development Agency (SEDA) board agreed to direct the city manager to enter a Memorandum of Understanding with Lane County Farmers Market to establish a farmers market in Downtown Springfield on Sundays…

COTTAGE GROVE – A Pleasant Hill student donated over 2,600 pounds of animal supplies to a local organization in Cottage Grove last month. Kyle Dean, a 16-year-old student and Troop 61 Eagle Scout, said he wanted to “do something outside the box.” Paws and Whiskers…

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.”The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from…

As the holiday season kicks into gear, Waste Wise Lane County – a part of the Lane County Waste Management Division – wants to help you prioritize waste prevention during a waste-prone time of year through two upcoming campaigns. Simplify the holidays Starting Thanksgiving Day,…

Lane County on Nov. 7 announced it is committing $200,000 from emergency reserves to increase emergency food access for community members and assist with basic household needs for families disrupted by recent immigration enforcement activity. Funding will be provided to Food for Lane County to…