Bandon, a picturesque coastal town with a history of rising from ashes, is worth a visit

June is not too late to plant vegetables, though maybe skip the peas and spinach

Tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, squash and other veggies can thrive here if they're planted in June.

Timber industry shenanigans continue to go unchecked | Letter to the editor

Two recent op-eds in Lookout Eugene-Springfield — one by Zeph Van Allen and the other by Michelle Holman — lament how the Lane County Watersheds Bill of Rights was crushed by cash from logging, oil, real estate and Koch‑connected groups that totaled 14 times the amount raised by Measure 20-373’s supporters. Corporate shenanigans like this […]

Most Oregon teacher prep programs still get an F in reading instruction

While Southern Oregon and Eastern Oregon universities earned As in a new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality, other programs received failing grades or did not provide the information required to rate them.

Temperatures in Eugene area expected to hit the 90s this Sunday and Monday

The year's first "multiday heat event" could trigger health issues in vulnerable populations, forecasters say,

Will Springfield leaders learn from other payroll tax misfires? | Letter to the editor

Regarding the Springfield City Council’s approval of a local payroll tax, I’m wondering if the council reviewed some of the local tax history before making its decision? Did the councilors, for example, consider what happened when the city of Salem imposed a payroll tax in 2023 without first consulting the electorate? The citizens forced a […]