Talks are ‘over’: Oregon Health Plan done with PacificSource in Lane County

Rural 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.

Three 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.

Three 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.

Wildfire 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.

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.