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Sleepless in the Coburg Hills: A neighborhood turned fear of fire into action

After the 2023 Priceboro Fire burned close to home, members of the Mount Tom community in the Coburg Hills took it upon themselves to protect their homes from fire, recently earning official designation as a Firewise community.

A day in the life: Jerry's greeter Bill Sullivan

For somewhere between 15 and 22 hours per week, the indefatigable Sullivan, 80, points shoppers to the aisle they need.

E-bikes coming to Eugene bike share

The operator of the city’s bike share program hopes to replace its current fleet with between 400 and 500 new bicycles, including e-bikes, in 2028.

Atlanta-based storage facility developer buys land off I-5 in Glenwood

A new self-storage facility may be coming to Glenwood.  A company that develops and owns self-storage facilities has purchased land next to Laurel Grove Cemetery. SAFStor, which is headquartered in Atlanta, bought two lots for $1.43 million, according to a deed filed Sept. 2, 2026, in Lane County. The land totaling 5.75 acres is east […]

Merkley plans town hall meeting Thursday in Springfield

U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley plans a Thursday, Sept. 10 town meeting in Springfield as part of his “Stop the Corruption” tour of Oregon.