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ODOT crews to remove trees, highway closures and detours ahead: What to know
During a month already littered with storms, power outages, and earthquakes, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced plans to remove hazardous trees and branches in two locations on U.S. Route 20 and Oregon Route 99E in the coming week.
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Judge says UO assistant football coach ineligible for DUII diversion program
A Eugene Municipal Court judge found that University of Oregon assistant football coach Ra’Shaad Samples is ineligible for DUII diversion. Municipal Judge Robert Schrank issued the order Oct. 30 after a hearing in which he heard testimony about Samples, 31, backing into the front of a parked vehicle in downtown Eugene early April 12.
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BLM upgrades Shotgun Creek Recreation Area near Eugene
EUGENE, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management is removing old wastewater treatment infrastructure at Shotgun Creek Recreation Area as part of a larger plan to upgrade the site. Starting in mid-November, crews will tear down the existing wastewater treatment system. Workers will demolish aboveground facilities east of the recreation area, including a holding basin and a control shed, and fill below-ground infrastructure with a combination of rocks and cement. The southern restroom facility will be removed, and the northern restroom will be temporarily closed. In 2027, shortly after tearing down the existing facilities, the BLM will install temporary restroom facilities. Work to build a new vault toilet will begin later in 2027.
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Eugene City Council exploring program to give renters chance to buy their apartments
The Eugene City Council is exploring whether to create a program to give tenants the opportunity to purchase their apartments if their landlord puts the property up for sale. The proposal is before the council on Monday. The program is called “Tenant Opportunity to Purchase,” or TOPA for short. Versions...
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Controversy brews over proposed project for LCC’s forested parcel in Florence
Lane Community College and city of Florence officials are working to identify potential uses of 10 acres of forest behind LCC’s Florence Center. But the project is generating pushback from a member of the college’s Board of Education and from residents. Officials say no decision has been made...
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The Register-Guard
Serbian immigrant turned PE teacher named Oregon's best in elementary
After earning his teaching license in the U.S., Ratko Pavlovic told his wife he wasn't sure if he could teach, worrying about his English skills. While the two were in the car, his wife assured him his teaching skills and the representation he could offer as an immigrant are both needed in schools. "She talked to me about how, for many kids, maybe English is not their first language, and how many different cultures we have (in the U.S.), and it would be really great to have someone to represent," Pavlovic, 37, said. "That's the reason why I wanted to do elementary." Pavlovic was born in Yugoslavia, now modern-day Serbia. He earned his teaching license at the University of Niš in Serbia and began teaching physical education, a profession that has always called to him. In 2016, he immigrated to the U.S., seeking a new adventure and experience while settling in Wyoming. He met his wife, who is from Oregon, and they moved to Eugene in 2019. Pavlovic now teaches physical education in Bethel School District. For the past six years, he has been known to Bethel students and staff alike as Coach P. The walls of his gymnasium at
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EWEB customers likely to see rates increase starting in February
Utility bills in Eugene could see a 7% increase in 2027. Eugene Water & Electric Board commissioners last week advanced a proposed $502 million budget for next year, an increase of $14.5 million from 2026. Under the proposal, customers with average-sized single-family homes could see an $18 monthly increase in...
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Eugene to share findings on dam tied to near drownings on Willamette
EUGENE, Ore. - The City of Eugene will host a community open house from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 9 at the Eugene Public Library to share results of the Millrace Low Head Dam Feasibility Study. The meeting will be held in the Bascom-Tykeson Room at Eugene Public...
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‘Interrogating the Statue’: In Conversation with Steve Prefontaine Biographer Brendan O’Meara
When folks associate Oregon locales with the late distance runner Steve Prefontaine, the go-tos are his hometown of Coos Bay , and Eugene, where, as a UO Duck, the scrappy, brash runner broke every American track record between 2,000 meters and 10,000 meters between 1973 and 1975. But few knew the runner, known as “Pre” […] The post ‘Interrogating the Statue’: In Conversation with Steve Prefontaine Biographer Brendan O’Meara appeared first on The Source - Bend, Oregon .
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Following Deadly Accidents, Eugene Debuts Patterson Street Safety Redesign
EUGENE, Ore. — A new street design on Patterson Street is giving pedestrians and cyclists more room, and local transportation advocates say it shows what can happen when residents organize around traffic safety. The city reduced Patterson Street from two travel lanes to one between 19th and 24th avenues,...
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Central Eugene Community Newsletter for Monday, Nov. 9
Good morning! It’s Nov. 9 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…. Today will be cloudy with periods of rain this afternoon. There is a 76% chance of rain. The high will be 61 with a low of 52. Allergy sufferers beware: there are high amounts of mold in the air. Fog now, changing to cloudy at 7 a.m.