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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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4mDA says more DNA testing to be done as part of 1989 Eugene murder investigation
No formal decision has yet been made about whether there will be a retrial for Robert Wallace Lyons. Jurors in his 1990 trial heard testimony about bite-mark analysis, now considered a discredited forensic science under a new state law.
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2mChance of thunderstorms puts parts of Lane County under fire weather watch
Thunderstorms forecast for Wednesday, July 22, have prompted the National Weather Service to issue a fire weather watch for portions of southeast Lane County.
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3mNew burglary reported in Eugene targeting Asian business owners
Another home burglary targeting Asian business owners has been reported in Eugene, less than two weeks after four people were sentenced for their roles in similar burglaries in Oregon and Washington.
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2mMan drowns paddleboarding near Oakridge
A 26-year-old man drowned in the Middle Fork Willamette River on Saturday, July 18, near the Black Canyon Campground, about 9 miles west of Oakridge.
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5mEugene asked to confirm if data center allowed at former Hynix site
A land-use lawyer working for an unidentified client that has the long-dormant semiconductor plant "under contract" wants confirmation that a data center or other technology uses fit current zoning rules — a sign the site could be headed for redevelopment.