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Eugene Springfield Fire makes rescue at Willamette River low-head dam

Eugene Springfield Fire crews rescued an individual Saturday who became stuck in the low-head dam on the Willamette River. Two water rescue boats responded to calls around 5:30 p.m. for an individual in the river near the Interstate 5 bridge, according to a statement from Eugene Springfield Fire. Both the person stuck in the dam […]

Fifty years of The Ritz, in all its naked, complicated glory 

The Ritz Sauna and Showers celebrated its 50th anniversary this year, a milestone that comes months after the death of co-founder and driving force George Braddock and a year after a man was arrested for recording people in the showers. But at the open air communal shower space at the far end of the woods, plenty of people flocked to feel refreshed under the sun.

Column on religion's role in America's story missed the point | Letter to the editor

I must disagree with Joshua Purvis’ recent column in Lookout Eugene-Springfield about Christianity’s role in America, and agree with Sen. Josh Hawley, of all people. Christian Nationalists founded our democracy. Christian Nationalism began with the Holy Roman Empire spreading the faith throughout the European continent. Remnants of that empire brought the faith to the American […]

Three days. 2,500 pounds of fish. One country fair

Ever wonder how an Oregon Country Fair food vendor makes the magic happen? Brandywine Fisheries snagged a booth for the first time ever at the fair this year. Lookout Eugene-Springfield followed the Springfield seafood market from the smoker to its stand in Shady Grove.

How a bunny hopped from a real-life artist’s yard to this year’s Oregon Country Fair poster

Poster artist Jill Carter based her artwork’s bunny on the real-life ones that nibble on dandelions in her yard in Olympia, Washington. The real-life ones are not wearing a large peach helmet.