Will you recognize 35 years of crisis care with me? Sexual Assault Support Services reflects on milestone with Consent Prom

Eugene truck driver among two killed in highway crash near Mount Hood

A 31-year-old Eugene truck driver was among two people killed in a head-on collision Monday, Sept. 14 in Wasco County, State Police said.

League of Women Voters hosts attorney Marty Wilde speaking on healthcare

The 2026-27 Speaker Series for the League of Women Voters of Lane County begins Tuesday, Sept. 22 with Marty Wilde speaking about healthcare in the county.

Eugene native glad to be part of building a winning Ducks soccer program

The Oregon Ducks women’s soccer team is off to its best start in five years. Homegrown junior striker Cloe Chase, a Marist graduate, says a new coach this year has helped the players feel empowered.

Neighbors concerned about Laurel Hill Valley housing plan are unfairly labeled "NIMBYs" | Letter to the editor

It’s a sad commentary on American life when neighborhoods cannot weigh in on subsidized, taxpayer-funded middle housing without accusations of NIMBYism. I wish the issues were that simple.  Our current top-down state government approach takes away neighborhood voice. Expedited land use applications for subsidized middle housing development now limit public comment to 14 days with no opportunity to appeal.  The Floral Hill Terrace application by DevNW has significant deficiencies that do not warrant an expedited application. Most glaring are the clear and objective criteria, which are anything but clear in the application.  The proposed development is in the city’s Wildland Urban […]

Janet May Heiss

Janet May Heiss, 83, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Junction City, Oregon. No services are planned at this time. Sunset Hills Funeral Home, Crematorium and Cemetery is handling the arrangements.