What to know: Oregon Country Fair starts this week

After leaving big tech, couple launches a farm-fresh bakery in Eugene

Moss Culinary Studio began as a pop-up bakery at the Lane County Farmers Market. Within a year, owners Katie Moss and Cody MacFadyen opened a storefront cafe, serving pastries, sandwiches, yogurt bowls and other unfussy breakfast and lunch fare — all made from scratch using ingredients from local farmers.

Take a peek inside the historic Springfield schoolhouse becoming apartments

The project is focused on preserving the historic character of the building at Mill and D streets. 

State orders Springfield schools to allow union access to teachers during prep time

After the district’s teachers union filed a complaint last year, a judge’s recommendation said the district must allow union reps access to teachers during their prep time, citing a 2019 law that expanded union rights in Oregon.

Disagreements continue to swirl around recommendations of Kotek's Prosperity Council

The dispute echoes tensions that are likely to dominate conversations when the Oregon Legislature considers next year how and whether to implement the ideas.

Air quality nears unhealthy range in Eugene-Springfield as wildfires burn across Oregon

Eugene and Springfield air quality pushed into the upper end of the moderate range late Tuesday, July 21. Air quality is measured on the Air Quality Index (AQI) scale from 0 to 500, color-coded, with higher numbers indicating worse conditions and dark red signaling hazardous air. Moderate conditions run up to 100, after which air […]