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Commissioners keep Oakridge quarry proposal alive, delay decision till December 

After nearly a decade of public pushback, Lane County commissioners further delayed a decision on whether to rezone TV Butte for gravel mining. One commissioner said he needed time to consider new information from public comment, including a potential connection between an EPA brownfield and a closed dump below the butte.

Couple face charges, including perjury, in River Road hit-and-run that injured bicyclist

A 42-year-old woman sustained a skull fracture, among other injuries. In an affidavit alleging perjury, a Eugene police detective states the vehicle suspected to be involved in the collision was reported to have been stolen in Florence at a time that cameras spotted it in Eugene.

City manager says Springfield is not in data-center talks, does not use NDAs

Also at Monday’s City Council meeting: The city is seeking a contractor to repair deteriorating stairs at City Hall, and councilors approved a study to expand its wastewater system to Creswell and Junction City. 

Gary Dennis Jensen

Gary Dennis Jensen, 82, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. He was a graduate of the University of Oregon and was library director at Western Oregon State College. Hayworth-Miller Funeral Home Silas Creek Chapel is handling the arrangements.

Lois Joan Ten Eyck

Lois Joan Ten Eyck, 96, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, at Primrose Retirement Community in Lancaster, Ohio. She formerly lived in Florence, Oregon. Unknown is handling the arrangements.