MARCOLA – A free Household Hazardous Waste Roundup will be held Saturday, Oct. 25, at Mohawk Valley Fire Station, 92068 Marcola Road. Participants can bring up to 35 gallons of household hazardous waste. Businesses, schools, and nonprofits must pre-register and…

SPRINGFIELD – On Oct. 21 at approximately 6:30 am, the Springfield Police Department received multiple calls reporting a traffic crash on Highway 126 at the intersection of 52nd Street. Multiple SPD units responded and found that the crash involved three…

News Release from Lane Co. GovernmentPosted on FlashAlert: October 22nd, 2025 8:00 AM Lane County and the cities of Eugene and Springfield are preparing to kick-off their annual leaf collection efforts. Removing leaves from catch basins, grates and gutters allows storm…

Late morning changes in conditions, including humidity, cloud cover, wind and temperature, have led to the cancelation of planned ecological burns at Mt. Pisgah today. The changing conditions make a successful ignition unlikely.  Closures The following trails will be closed…

On October 16th, Lane County Sheriff’s deputies were notified that Jean Fritz Pierre Louis, 76, of Oakridge, may be missing. He had reportedly gone mushroom picking several days before. His friends were unsure where he was, however his car had…

Lane County Sheriff with multiple displays during National Night Out in Creswell at Harry Holt Memorial Park August 5, 2025. (Craig Strobeck for the Chronicle)

Judy Ellen Sturgess, 78, of Creswell, died Sept. 9, 2025.  Stanley Sherman Cooper, 89, of Cottage Grove, died Sept. 28, 2025.  Donna Mae Avila, 73, of  Rhonerville, Calif., died Oct. 4, 2025.  Margaret Catherine Binninger, 85 of Springfield, died Oct.…