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Residents push back against proposed cloud seeding permit
MEDFORD, Ore. – Local residents voiced sharp opposition Tuesday to weather modification during an Oregon Department of Agriculture public hearing. The meeting was held at the Jackson County Library in Medford regarding a license application from Rainmaker Technology Corporation to initiate cloud seeding operations across Southern Oregon. The El Segundo, California-based startup seeks state authorization to conduct a wintertime research and development campaign using autonomous quadcopters and manned aircraft to release silver iodide into mountain cloud systems over Jackson, Josephine, Douglas, and Klamath counties. State officials noted that under Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 558, approval requires determining the operation will benefit water or crop resources without endangering public health or safety.
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Roseburg City Council Schedules Homelessness Work Session Following Discussion on Shelter Options and City Progress
ROSEBURG, Ore. - The Roseburg City Council agreed Monday night to hold a special work study session in December focused on homelessness, following a discussion about the city's ongoing efforts, property leased for potential shelter expansion, and the need to better prepare incoming council members to address the issue. The...
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900 block of West Old Melrose Road to shut Nov. 11 for sewer bypass removal
ROSEBURG, Ore. — The 900 block of West Old Melrose Road will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. Crews will return to the area to complete removal of an underground sewer bypass previously installed for work serving the RUSA wastewater treatment plant. Detour routes...
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Phoenix city manager honored for 40 years in local government
PHOENIX, Ore. - Phoenix City Manager Eric Swanson received a 40-Year Service Award from the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) for his career in local government. According to ICMA, Swanson was honored at the association's annual conference in Long Beach, California, held Oct. 17-21. The award recognizes his four decades...
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Roseburg City Council Rejects $622,000 Public Safety Center Improvement Project Following Debate Over Cost and Need
ROSEBURG, Ore. - The Roseburg City Council voted against a proposed $622,000 renovation of unfinished office space at the Public Safety Center during its Monday, November 9, meeting, following an extended discussion about the city's need for additional workspace, the project's cost and whether other options should be explored. The...
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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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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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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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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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Revisiting Oregon’s land-use legacy 50 years on
No one wants a subdivision in a city park, next to the airport or right against the banks of the Willamette River. Fortunately, common-sense zoning laws prevent that. But what if housing is proposed on land already zoned for residential use?. We know Eugene hasn’t built enough housing to keep...