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Leaves: A free and easy way to boost your garden’s soil
Keep leaves from your yard, or ask your neighbors for theirs. Also, you can get leaves from the city of Eugene. They work as mulch to keep leaves down, and then decompose into soil themselves.
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1mGary Dennis Bond
Gary Dennis Bond, 62, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. Gary was born and lived in Florence, Oregon. Graveside service and burial will be held at 1 p.m, Sept. 25, at Pacific Sunset Cemetery in Florence. Summers Funeral Home-Ustick Chapel is handling the arrangements.
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13m'I know what happens when you roll the dice': Inside a Eugene woman’s English Channel swim.
Robin Mayall spent 14 hours facing wind, waves and jellyfish stings during her attempt to make the 21-mile passage. In sight of the French shoreline, she made the difficult decision to stop after recognizing a warning sign of a dangerous condition.
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1mElizabeth Ann Buchert
Elizabeth Ann Buchert, 35, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. AAsum-Dufour Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
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4mEugene addiction treatment center wins $2.6 million grant to boost family services
Willamette Family will use a five-year grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to specifically serve pregnant and postpartum women and their children in Lane County.
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1mJesus Eduardo Toral
Jesus Eduardo Toral (Olimpo Gutierrez), 25, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. Major Family Funeral Home of Springfield is handling the arrangements.