Oregon Democrats upset with the state of our state have only themselves to blame | Letter to the editor

I want Heather Buch to keep fighting for Lane County | Letter to the editor

Keep Lane County Commissioner Heather Buch. East Lane residents should vote for her. She has proven to be a commissioner we can count on. Because of Buch we have better health resources for rural areas — the South Lane Clinic, mobile crisis units and more. Because of Buch our firefighters have more radio resources and […]

Hit-and-run outside Creswell leaves one pedestrian dead

The Lane County Sheriff’s Office identified the deceased pedestrian as Justin Dewayne Jones, 49.

The Sunday Duck Report: Oregon's timeline is off

After another embarrassing loss, the Ducks are running out of answers in a season built around championship aspirations. And it’s fair to wonder what more their 88-year-old benefactor can do.

As a Laurel Hill Valley resident, I welcome more housing in my neighborhood | Letter to the editor

I am writing in support of the proposed DevNW affordable homeownership project on Floral Hill Drive in the Laurel Hill Valley neighborhood. I live immediately downhill of the project location, and will therefore be among the neighbors most directly affected by the proposed development. As is clear, quite a few residents of this neighborhood have […]

Blasting a butte: Oakridge residents take water, air concerns to commissioners, again 

A long-proposed gravel quarry wants to return heavy natural resource extraction to Oakridge, a recovering timber town that has reshaped itself into a tourism hub. TV Butte, the location of the proposed site, is connected to an aquifer, which provides drinking water for over 3,000 people. After a decade-long conflict between the developer and local residents, Lane County commissioners face a hearing on the project Oct. 20.