City of Eugene pays $23K fine over sediment pollution during Amazon Creek project

City of Eugene pays $23K fine over sediment pollution during Amazon Creek project

During the restoration of a stretch of the creek along Amazon Parkway, the city failed to adequately control erosion, letting sediment wash into stream, according to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. 

Column tried to frame Christine Drazan as moderate. She's anything but. | Letter to the editor

Oregonians face a critical decision in this year’s gubernatorial race. The stakes could not be higher. With polls showing Gov. Tina Kotek and Christine Drazan in a dead heat, the recent guest column in Lookout by Joshua Purvis doesn’t help voters make an informed choice. Instead, it offers rhetorical nonsense masquerading as serious political analysis.  […]

Support the Springfield council candidate who has new ideas | Letter to the editor

I encourage Springfield voters to support Callee Ackland for City Council. I met Ackland through the library where we both volunteer. She’s smart, hard-working, goal oriented and friendly. She has great leadership qualities and will get the job done. She will make Springfield a better place. Her work on the Planning Commission and her service […]

Theodora Louise Moss

Theodora Louise Moss, 82, of Yuba City, California, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. She graduated from Eugene Bible College.

Dr. Thomas "Tom" Joseph Tracy

Dr. Thomas “Tom” Joseph Tracy, 71, died Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026. He received his master's degree and doctorate from the University of Oregon. Rose-Neath Funeral Home - Minden is handling the arrangements.