'Together' the theme for Martin Luther King Jr. march in Eugene

As ICE returns trucker to face manslaughter charges, victim’s mother confronts him

Rajinder Kumar was returned to Deschutes County, where he is scheduled to stand trial in the deaths of Billy Carter and Jennifer Lynn Lower, killed when they crashed into Kumar's jackknifed truck. Carter's mother had fought to stop ICE from deporting Kumar before he faced trial.

Fahey running for reelection to House seat, where she also wields the speaker’s gavel 

Eugene Democrat Julie Fahey faces a Republican challenger, Kevin Burton, a private school teacher. In the reliably Democratic district, Fahey is favored to retain her seat. 

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 […]

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

Road maintenance and more transparent city governance are among the priorities Dunes City Council candidates say they want to address if elected.

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 […]