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Sheriff: Support program receives new funds

Lane County Sheriff Cliff Harrold said his office was awarded a three-year Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Site-based Program (COSSAP) grant to fund the Lane County Jail Substance Abuse and Transition Program. The program provides substance-abuse counseling, Medication Assisted Treatment…

Groups create mental-health initiative

PeaceHealth Behavioral Health Services will soon be partnering with researchers at the University of Oregon to help develop targeted treatments for high-risk adolescents and young adults with schizophrenia. Part of a $52 million grant from the National Institutes of Health…

‘LETTERS TO SANTA’ STILL POPULAR READING

Letters to Santa are a childhood tradition. Hand-written replies are rare, so four British siblings were charmed to get 20 years’ worth, which still offer holiday cheer and magic worldwide. Father Christmas first wrote 3-year-old John Tolkien in 1920 and…

Terry Harris

Terry Lynn Harris, 68, was born to Arnold and Laila (Alexander) Harris on Oct. 17, 1952 in Cottage Grove, Ore. He attended North Douglas High School in Drain, where he graduated salutatorian in 1970. Terry went on to study at…

Charles Taylor

Charles “Chuck” Taylor, 83, passed peacefully in his sleep on March 31, 2020 at Sweetbriar Villa in Springfield, Ore.  He was preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Joyce D. Taylor who passed in early January. Chuck was…

Ruth Devon Tanton

Ruth Devon Tanton, 83, of Springfield, Ore., passed away on Dec. 8, 2020. Devon was born on May 18, 1930 in Elko, Nevada to parents Reginald R. and Ruth (Kelley) Keirnes.  She married David Tanton on June 9, 1955. Throughout…