Dunes City Council incumbents face challengers as voters will fill 3 at-large seats

Celebrating 35 years of live theatre, Oregon Contemporary Theatre looks forward with past favorite

Audience enthusiasm made the decision clear: LIZZIE: THE MUSICAL deserved an encore. Oregon Contemporary Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director Craig Willis shared the sentiment he heard repeatedly from theatregoers: “LIZZIE was one of the best OCT productions ever!” Before the original run had even closed, OCT took an unprecedented step, asking the cast and production team […]

Lane County small businesses need advocates like Jake Pelroy fighting for them | Letter to the editor

If you like fiscal sanity, common sense and somebody who actually seeks out and listens to his constituents, you’re going to like Jake Pelroy as East Lane county commissioner. I’ve been a Lane County business owner since the late 1970s, including the last 40 years at Staton Companies, and over the last few years I’ve […]

Opening your wallet for politicians doesn't give you a pass on rule-breaking | Letter to the editor

I attended the July meeting of the Lane County Board of Commissioners when Kathleen Jones-McCann and her attorney petitioned commissioners to waive a portion of county code for a property she owns along the McKenzie River. Staff informed the board that her property had several unpermitted structures and violated county building codes, and carefully explained […]

If Oregon has 'hit bottom,' which political party can bring us back from the brink?

November’s election is a referendum not just on Tina Kotek’s four years as governor, but on the record of a central figure in Oregon’s Democratic governing establishment.

Frank Hessman

Frank Hessman, 86, of Eugene, Oregon, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, in Eugene, Oregon. Services will be held at 11 a.m., Oct. 24, 2026, at Buell Chapel at Andreason’s in Springfield, Oregon. Andreason's Cremation & Burial Service is handling the arrangements.