LOWELL – On Nov. 15, Lane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of menacing involving Marcquis Andrew Lee White, 33, of Lowell, who allegedly brandished a handgun and fled the scene in a vehicle. Deputies deployed an armored rescue…

COTTAGE GROVE — Cottage Theatre is offering an eight-week after-school program for young actors ages 11 to 17, led by Alana Merz. The program will culminate in two public performances of “Junie B. Jones JR. The Musical.” Rehearsals are scheduled…

EUGENE — Travel Lane County has launched a community survey as part of its Destination Master Plan process, inviting residents across Lane County to share their perspectives on tourism’s role in our region. The Destination Master Plan, now entering its…

SPRINGFIELD – Our Community Birth Center, a nonprofit midwifery birth center at 188 W. B St. in Springfield, was awarded a grant through Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation and Oregon Health Authority to support its collaboration with Black Thistle Street…

Rates of influenza vaccination among health care workers in Oregon plummeted over the last five respiratory virus seasons, raising the risk of infection for patients, according to new Oregon Health Authority (OHA) data. To increase vaccination rates, public health recommendations…

SPRINGFIELD – The Kohl family is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser from Nov. 17, 2025, to Jan. 17, 2026, to raise money for the adoption fees of a child with Down syndrome. The family will earn funds based on the…

Lane County Youth Services invites the community to the 16th annual FREE community holiday meal on Wednesday, December 3. The meal, open to everyone, is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lane County Youth Services at 2727 Martin Luther…

Thanksgiving Leftover Soup Stock, submitted by Jo Rodgers (2023)

SPRINGFIELD – Members of the Springfield Twin Rivers Rotary chapter help construct new playground equipment it donated at Family Relief Nursery on Friday, Nov. 14.