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Greenhill Humane Society looking to restock pet pantry with donations
EUGENE, Ore. – Greenhill Humane Society is looking to restock its pet pantry, which helps folks who might need a little extra help with pet supplies. Greenhill’s pet pantry is a service they offer to help provide pet food to folks with pets in need of financial assistance. Greenhill staff said the need for pet food is significant headed into the summer months, but they currently don’t have the supplies to meet the demand. To help bolster their stocks, Greenhill is asking for donations so they can help people keep their pets in their homes.
Springfield Police seek help to identify suspects in attempted home robbery
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — The Springfield Police Department (SPD) is reaching out to the public in hopes to identify two suspects involved in an attempted home robbery in the area of 5th and Q St. in Springfield. According to police, either on the evening of June 7, or early morning...
New food benefits program
Oregon Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) is a new food benefits program to help shrink the hunger gap when children are on summer break and don’t have easy access to healthy meals at school. Summer EBT starts in late June and will provide $120 per eligible child in Cottage Grove and across the state to buy food. “Summer break is days away for families with school-age children. During the...
Sharp rise in pertussis cases prompts public health warning
Oregon health officials are concerned about a sharp increase in cases of pertussis — known as whooping cough — across nine counties and are encouraging people to get vaccinated against the disease. As of May 29, 178 pertussis cases had been reported to Oregon Health Authority’s Public Health Division. That’s a 770 percent increase from the 20 cases reported by that date in 2023. However, the 2024 numbers are roughly in line with those seen during similar time frames in the immediate pre-pandemic years, including...
Protestors accuse DOVE Medical of operating as a crisis pregnancy center
On May 4, Eugene community members and members of the Democratic Socialists of America Eugene chapter organized and met in protest against the DOVE Medical clinic on East 11th Avenue. The “faith-based” organization is accused by protesters and some students of operating as a crisis pregnancy center. CPCs,...
Hiker falls 40 feet into Deschutes River below Benham Falls, reaches log, prompting water rescue effort
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Eugene hiker who fell about 40 feet into the Deschutes River below Benham Falls Sunday morning was able to reach a log in the swift-moving river and an ensuing rescue effort took several hours to accomplish, authorities said. Water teams from Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue, Bend fire The post Hiker falls 40 feet into Deschutes River below Benham Falls, reaches log, prompting water rescue effort appeared first on KTVZ.
Eugene School District, Port of Morrow among 11 fined for environmental violations
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality levied 11 fines in April, totaling more than $1 million. Among those fined are a Lane County school district with underground storage tank violations, a food processor operating an unpermitted wastewater lagoon, and several hospitals that failed to properly report greenhouse gas emissions. Recipients...
Eugene City Council approves over $1 million in funding for affordable housing projects
EUGENE, Ore. — Through its Affordable Housing Trust Fund (AHTF), the Eugene City Council has awarded just over $1 million to affordable housing projects around the city, funding 88 new affordable homes for low-income households. Rosa Village by SquareOne Villages will be receiving $528,272 to help provide 52 cooperative...
18 girls to watch at Nike Outdoor Nationals, U20 Championships at Hayward Field
Nike Outdoor Nationals at Hayward Field will start Wednesday with the opening round of the girls 100-meter prelims. The U20 Championships will take place Wednesday and Thursday at Hayward Field with the opening round of the women's 5,000 meters on Wednesday. Here is a closer look at athletes from across...
Oregon HC Dan Lanning calls Nick Saban a robot, in a good way
Oregon football head coach Dan Lanning was only around Nick Saban for a year, but his time spent with the legendary coach clearly paid off.Lanning was a graduate assistant for Saban at Alabama in 2015, where he gained championship experience. He then moved his way up as an assistant for Memphis, then Georgia, where he ultimately became the Bulldogs' defensive coordinator. He won another championship with Georgia — ironically, beating Alabama in the national championship game — and then in December of 2021, he became Oregon's 35th head coach.Since then, Lanning has gone 22-5 in two seasons and he has Oregon...
8 NCAA Stars With A Shot To Make The Olympics
We’re not sure if the overused university-marketing quip “what starts here changes the world” is something actually said about Eugene, or the University of Oregon, and we don’t intend to look it up. But we’ll paraphrase it in the context of elite level track & field: “Collegiate performances that pop at Hayward tend to lead to pro careers that are at least noticed by the world.”
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