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SPRINGFIELD – Springfield Utility Board (SUB) leaders and staff are ready to celebrate customers during National Public Power Week, offering free coffee as a token of appreciation while also marking its 75th anniversary of service to the community. The weeklong event, running from Oct. 6-11,…

SPRINGFIELD– During the Springfield city council meeting on Sept. 15, city surveyor Jeremy Sherer earned unanimous council approval to designate city-owned land as surplus in the area South of Mount Vernon and along Linda Lane. The city acquired a total of 34 acres in 2021…

Post Office job recruitment event this weekend EUGENE – The U.S. Postal Service is seeking candidates for delivery roles in suburban and rural areas. A recruitment event will take place this Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 30 E 3rd Ave,…

EUGENE – On a short drive up Dillard Road on a big farm between Creswell and Eugene, alpacas are aplenty. Ann and Mike Dockendorf have been operating their alpaca farm at 33005 Dillard Rd. since 2007. Aragon Alpacas, complete with a classic red barn and…

Five new Lane Transit District (LTD) buses have hit the road, and five more will soon follow. The 40-foot buses were built by Gillig at their factory in Livermore, Calif. The 10 new buses, fueled by 99% sustainable diesel (R99), cost between $707,000 and $711,000…

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to implement seasonal prescribed burns in specific locations near Eugene and Springfield as early as Thursday, September 25, if conditions are favorable. The following locations are included in this fall’s prescribed burn plans, part of BLM’s comprehensive fire…

The Lane County Watersheds “Bill of Rights” has qualified for the May 19, 2026 ballot as Measure 20-373, after organizers submitted over 14,000 signatures from Lane County residents. The measure will allow the community to vote on stronger legal protections for local watersheds and clean…

Vaccines work. Most of us are too young to remember the U.S. polio epidemic of 1952, which killed 3,145 children and left another 21,269 reeling from permanent, disabling paralysis. I was only two years old at that time, but I remember the sugar cubes treated…

SPRINGFIELD – Sept. 11 marked the first day political candidates could file for their desired seats at the Oregon Secretary of State Elections Division, and Ward 3 Springfield City Councilor Rodley wasted no time announcing her candidacy for Oregon House District 7 in 2026. This…