After months of discussion and public input, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced it has adopted the final subset of rules to “regulate the production of psilocybin products and the provision of psilocybin services,” solidifying the first comprehensive and regulatory framework for psilocybin — more commonly known as “magic mushrooms”[Read More…]
News
Police Beating Victim Arrested on Probation Violation
On Wednesday Dec. 2, Alexander Harrelson, 28, was arrested for violating his probation on “disorderly conduct with menacing,” from his previous arrest on Sept. 1. Harrelson made headlines in early September for being the subject of a downtown business’ surveillance video, in which he held his hands above his head[Read More…]
Viruses on the rise
With an uptick in holiday gatherings, a wave of illness anticipated by health officials is rolling in with full force. Monkeypox has made its first reappearance in Lane County since September, while RSV and influenza cases are skyrocketing, according to area health officials. “The Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is spreading[Read More…]
Fewer hues in this week’s news
Readers may notice this week’s edition of The Chronicle is more monochrome than usual. While there is much to appreciate about black and white in print, we know that our readers enjoy seeing every face in color and a pop of color on every page. The vibrant color on virtually[Read More…]
Column: A heavy heart aches for all of Ukraine
PHOTO PROVIDED – A watercolor painting of the blue and yellow Ukraine flag surrounded by sunflowers. Right now, fun or joy seems selfish. When I think of the millions of women and children of Ukraine who have been forced out of their homes as refugees, leaving their men behind to[Read More…]
Man arrested for Springfield massage parlor arson
Kong On Nov. 18 Springfield Police detectives traveled to the Gresham area and located and arrested 56-year-old Dejun Kong for setting fire to the front of the Day Spa massage parlor at 663 West Centennial Blvd on Sept. 20, 2021. The arrest was the culmination of almost two months of[Read More…]
Springfield Police respond to shooting, man jailed
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Police responded to a shooting at an apartment complex in the area of Prescott and West Centennial on Nov. 18 around 4:30 p.m., where a man was found alive with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to the hospital where he remains in critical condition. Responding officers[Read More…]
Creswell woman dies after head-on crash on Franklin Blvd
GOSHEN – A Creswell woman has died from her injuries after being involved in a head-on crash on Franklin Boulevard on Tuesday, Nov. 16. Sarah Rose Johnson, 33, of Creswell, was driving a 2008 GMC Yukon southbound on Franklin Boulevard near Goshen on Tuesday evening when she was involved in a[Read More…]
Kidnapped woman rescued in Creswell
Martinez-Cruz CRESWELL – An adult woman was found safe in Creswell, after being kidnapped by a Eugene resident on July 18. That Sunday, a missing person was reported at 1:58 a.m. in downtown Eugene, near West Broadway and Olive streets. Family and patrol officers canvassed the area but the victim[Read More…]
‘A portrait of Cottage Grove’
EMMA ROUTLEY/CHRONICLE PHOTO Uyen Thi “T” Nguyen will be taking her portraits of Cottage Grove people into Eugene and Springfield. If you have visited historic downtown this month, you have no doubt noticed art hanging in local businesses, 10 of them to be exact. This would not be unusual if[Read More…]