Severe storm’s scars steadfast Although January’s winter storm began its icy attack on Lane County just over a month ago, its presence lingers, and the destruction this natural disaster caused is still immeasurable. Fallen trees and power outages connected Lane…

As the first state to decriminalize and manage production of psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” Oregon is a pioneer for the psilocybin industry. That doesn’t mean the State legislature is without criticism, though, as Uptown Fungus owner Gared Hansen pointed out.…

SPRINGFIELD – It has now been just over a month since an ice storm welcomed Lane County into the new year, and some community members are hoping that sharing their stories will allow for positive change to be made before…

SPRINGFIELD – A fifth treatment court will soon be up and running in the Eugene-Springfield area, but it won’t be anything Springfield has seen before. The City was awarded a $900,000 grant at the beginning of the federal fiscal year,…

CRESWELL – After an at-times tense conversation during Creswell City Council’s Jan. 29 work session, the council decided not to create an ad hoc unhoused advisory committee. It would have been a committee of three Creswell residents – including at…

SPRINGFIELD – Right place. Right time. Right training. Life saved. Springfield resident Cindy Koza, 33, took charge of a dire situation by performing CPR on someone who suffered a heart attack on Jan. 12 on South A St.  “Every minute…

New Cottage Grove Police leadership paves way for rebuilding, rebranding COTTAGE GROVE – After a tumultuous couple of years — from sudden resignations and investigations finding “numerous instances of wrongdoing” of the department’s leadership — the Cottage Grove Police Department…

Walter Cranford was a workhorse who was described as a “bright light for anybody who ever came across him.” “He didn’t ever have bad words to say, even in the most stressful situations,” said Darrell Cranford, his nephew.  Walter, 44,…