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Eugene shop in the running to be named best comic retailer in the world
Books With Pictures Eugene in 5th Street Market is one of five finalists for the top industry prize a comic retailer can win. For the store, it’s validation of a mission that “comics are for…
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2mHells Hill Fire ignites in Lane County
A 5-acre wildfire burned near Marcola in Lane County as of Wednesday evening, July 22. It broke out Wednesday around 7:45 p.m. about 3 miles southeast from the Mohawk River in steep, forested terrain. Mohawk Valley Rural Fire District crews responded, along with multiple crews and aviation support from the Oregon Department of Forestry’s South […]
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13mRural Oregon county that brought back truancy citations sees bump in attendance
After the Oregon Legislature banned the citations, Oregon’s poorest county, Malheur, brought them back and now posts the state’s best attendance numbers.
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5mThree Tims and a forest: Remembering Warner Creek 30 years later
It was 30 years ago this August that three young eco-activists from Eugene changed history forever by winning the battle to oppose salvage logging on a 14-acre section of the Willamette National Forest near Oakridge. Though it’s been 30 years, all three Tims are still very much active today.
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5mThree Tims and a forest: Remembering the Warner Creek blockade, 30 years later
The nearly year-long blockade of the Forest Service road east of Oakridge made national headlines as the longest continuous blockade of a forest road in U.S. history. On Aug. 24, Cascadia Wildlands will host the Warner Creek 30th Anniversary Victory Celebration.
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3mWildfire smoke brings haze, degrades air quality in Eugene and Springfield
The air quality index has climbed to the upper end of the moderate range, inching toward "unhealthy for sensitive groups" as wildfire smoke drifts into the valley.