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City of Eugene fined for polluting Amazon Creek during restoration
Unexpected heavy rain caused water containment measures to fail during the City of Eugene’s Amazon Creek restoration project. As a result of the August 2024 breach, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality recently issued the city a $23,400 fine. The violations include storing an excavator in an active waterway and failing to control sediment.
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Eugene crews start collecting leaves Nov. 2 by neighborhood
EUGENE, Ore. - The City of Eugene is launching its annual leaf pickup season, with city crews beginning collections in designated zones Nov. 2. According to the City of Eugene, residents should put their leaves on the street the weekend before their neighborhood is scheduled for pickup. For safety, piles should be kept clear of bike lanes and sidewalks, and branches, sticks or other debris should not be mixed with leaf piles.
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West Eugene Community Newsletter for Tuesday, Oct. 27
Good morning! It’s Oct. 27 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…. Today will be variable cloudiness with a couple of showers. There is a 84% chance of rain. The high will be 58 with a low of 44. Showers now, changing to cloudy at 9 a.m.
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Oregon Historical Society: Announces Exhibition “Unstoppable: 150 Years of the University of Oregon”
New exhibition explores a century and a half of innovation, discovery, and ideas shaping Oregon and the world. Portland, OR — From an unfinished building in a small Oregon town to groundbreaking research with global impact, the University of Oregon (UO) has spent 150 years challenging convention and turning bold ideas into real-world solutions. Now open at the Oregon Historical Society in downtown Portland, Unstoppable: 150 Years of the University of Oregon explores the university’s legacy of creativity, innovation, and discovery — and the possibilities that lie ahead.
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Eugene begins annual leaf pickup Nov. 2; residents asked to pile leaves weekend before
EUGENE, Ore. — The City of Eugene is launching its annual leaf pickup season and invites residents to put their leaves on the street the weekend before their neighborhood is scheduled for pick-up. City crews will begin collecting leaves in designated zones Nov. 2. “By disposing of leaves properly...
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Eugene Clean Energy Fund to hit midterm ballots; proponents and opponents weigh in
Voters can expect to see the Eugene Clean Energy Fund on their Eugene midterm election ballots. Modeled after Portland’s Clean Energy Fund, which passed in 2018, the initiative aims to create more efficient renewable energy programs, green energy jobs and infrastructure. The measure brings a 2% tax on businesses...
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Inclusivity committee to map out year-end goals
The Philomath Inclusivity Ad Hoc Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Philomath City Hall. The committee’s main business item is end-of-the-year planning. According to the agenda and meeting materials, members will review the committee’s planning calendar and check in with each other on what content and projects they would like to complete before the end of 2026.
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Trick-or-treating and haunted fun take over downtown Eugene
EUGENE, Ore. - Halloween Downtown returned to Eugene on Saturday afternoon, promising family-friendly fun and spooky entertainment. Costumed crowds filled downtown Eugene on Oct. 24 from noon to 4 p.m., with trick-or-treating, live performances and haunted experiences. One of the event's highlights was the Dancing Witches, a tradition that's become a local favorite.
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Oregon Secretary of State set to attend conversation on election integrity in Eugene
EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson is inviting members of the community to participate in a nonpartisan conversation about the integrity of Oregon's elections with Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read ahead of next week's midterm elections. The event will be in person at the First Congregational Church...
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Here’s a better idea than the Lookout Editorial Board’s on clean energy funding | Letter to the editor
In response to the Lookout Eugene-Springfield Editorial Board’s position on the Eugene Clean Energy Fund, here’s a possible option to make the ballot measure more appealing. The editorial board said the Eugene City Council should “start a community discussion about diverting at least half of the estimated $15...
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Waverly, Swan Lakes still looking for solution
To look at Albany’s Waverly Lake now is to conclude that the city’s efforts over the last three years to keep the lake clear have been for naught. Since 2024, the city’s parks department has installed a big central fountain and a dozen or so aerators. It also contracted for annual “harvesting” of the plant growth choking the 10-acre lake each summer.
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California Couple Sentenced In Federal Court For Smuggling Tiger Pelts, Rhino Horns, And Bear Parts
EUGENE, Ore. — A Southern California couple has been sentenced to three years of federal probation and fined $20,000 for their roles in an international wildlife trafficking ring linking Oregon and Vietnam. Linh Luu and Kevin Le, a married couple from Anaheim, California, entered guilty pleas in federal court...
lookouteugene-springfield.com
Egan Warming Centers makes plans for winter season
St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County plans to operate the same Egan Warming Centers in Eugene as it did last year. The nonprofit agency also anticipates having a Springfield center but is still confirming if it will be at the same location as last year, said Bill Barnard, director of operations for St. Vincent de Paul.
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Odors return to Baxter site during cleanup, but air stays safe, EPA says
In its expedited cleanup at J.H. Baxter, the Environmental Protection Agency has unearthed so much contaminated water and soil at the Superfund site that it could cover the football field at Autzen Stadium. And some of it smells. The Baxter site in West Eugene treated wood products like telephone poles...
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Corvallis, employee union reach tentative agreement and end strike
The City of Corvallis and the union representing nearly 250 of its workers reached a tentative agreement Oct. 22, bringing an end to a six-day strike . AFSCME Local 2975 includes employees in departments including parks, public works and community development. Union leaders in a news release said the city agreed to give workers a $1,000 bonus upon ratification and that employee healthcare premium will not increase until 2030 at the earliest. The city will also add a seventh step to the wage schedule in the fourth year of the contract and update safety language, union officials said. “We are glad that we were able to come to a deal that meets most of our members’ needs, while also addressing the limitations of our city budget,” Union President Evan Newton said in a release. “I’m so proud of this union for coming together to make this happen. This is what happens when workers stand united to fight for what we deserve.” The union declared an impasse with the city Sept. 1 and its members authorized a strike Sept. 30. Employees returned to work Oct. 23. The Corvallis City Council must still ratify the agreement during its Nov. 2 meeting. Eder
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Changes coming to blood draw locations in Eugene/Springfield
Quest Labs is closing its locations at RiverBend in Springfield and University District in Eugene at the end of the day Friday, Oct. 23. In a statement sent to KLCC, PeaceHealth announced it will be reopening the locations as PeaceHealth labs next month. PeaceHealth says during the transition it has...